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Andrea Chénier
The State Theatre
Andrea Chénier

Andrea Chénier

The Met: Live in HD 2025-26
12/13/2025
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The State Theatre
130 West College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States
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Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution. Following their celebrated recent partnership in Giordano’s Fedora in the 2022–23 Live in HD season, Beczała reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva as Chénier’s aristocratic lover, Maddalena di Coigny, with baritone Igor Golovatenko as Carlo Gérard, the agent of the Reign of Terror who seals their fates. Met Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium to lead Nicolas Joël’s gripping staging, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on December 13. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

Pre-Show Performance & Lecture

Presented by Penn State Opera Theatre

Join us at 12:30pm for a pre-show performance and lecture by the Penn State Opera Theatre program.  

Speaker: Dawn Pierce, Assistant Professor, Voice & Opera

Pianist: Charlie Lisa

Performances: 

Ma Fanchette est charmante from La deux jaloux by Sophie Gail (1775-1819)

Ava Bernardo – Fanchette

Thomas Delahoy – Frontin

Natalie Scerbo – Thibaut

Son la vecchia from Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano (1867-1948)

Dawn Pierce, mezzo-soprano

Par ici from Le dernier sourcier by Pauline Viardot (1821-1910)

Eunmi Hwang – Verveine

Kristopher Pizzella – Krakamiche

Aine Demko, Mollie Goldman, Janae Haas, Natalie Scerbo – Les Elfes

Opera Buff Presale: Monday, August 25th @ Noon

Public Sale: Wednesday, August 27th @ Noon

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Andrea Chénier
The State Theatre
The sale has ended
12/13/2025
Sat 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The State Theatre
130 West College Avenue
State College, PA 16801
United States