Giordano: Andrea Chernier (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Giordano: Andrea Chernier is a music film directed by David McVicar, running about 123 minutes. “Giordano's Andrea Chernier at the Royal Opera House” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. “Kaufmann is performing the title role for the first time, and it’s hard to imagine him bettered. His striking looks make him very much the Romantic and romanticised outsider of Giordano’s vision. His voice, with its dark, liquid tone, soars through the music with refined ease and intensity: all those grand declarations of passion, whether political or erotic, hit home with terrific immediacy.” – The Guardian Presented in its Covent Garden premiere in January 2015, this staging – directed by David McVicar and conducted by the Royal Opera’s Music Director, Sir Antonio Pappano – shows a bloody tricolour daubed with the words “Even Plato banned poets from his Republic” – written by Robespierre on the death warrant of the historical Chénier, a poet and journalist sent to the guillotine in 1794 for criticising France’s post-revolutionary government.

Who’s in it. Giordano: Andrea Chernier stars Jonas Kaufmann as Andrea Chenier, Eva-Maria Westbroek as Maddalena di Coigny, Željko Lučić as Carlo Gerard and Denyce Graves as Bersi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Giordano: Andrea Chernier sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Giordano: Andrea Chernier page.

If you liked it. Fans of Giordano: Andrea Chernier tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.