Met Opera Live on Screen: Andrea Chenier

Andrea Chénier is a passionate love story set against the backdrop of real-life events of the French Revolution. Chénier is a poet, brought up in the lap of luxury, but unhappy with the social inequality around him. He’s in love with Maddalena, a beautiful young aristocrat, but her family’s servant Gérard, who resents the privileged upper classes, also harbors a deep passion for her. As Gérard becomes an integral player in the Revolution and uses his new power to condemn rival Chénier to death, a heartbroken Maddalena pleads with him to change his mind. Join us for Umberto Giodano’s sweeping drama to see if tragedy or justice prevails for these ill-fated lovers.