The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season continues with Giordano’s “Andrea Chénier” on Saturday, December 13, at 1PM ET. Tenor Piotr Beczala reunites with soprano Sonya Yoncheva, following their celebrated collaboration in Giordano’s “Fedora (2023).” After his recent turn as Radamès in Verdi’s “Aida” in the 2024–25 Live in HD season, Beczala makes his Met role debut as Chénier, and Yoncheva makes her Met role debut as Maddalena di Coigny.

Principal Guest Conductor Daniele Rustioni takes the podium, and baritone Igor Golovatenko makes his Met role debut as Carlo Gérard. He will reprise the title role of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” opposite soprano Asmik Grigorian later this season, with a Live in HD transmission on May 2.

Nicolas Joël’s production of Giordano’s tragedy premiered on April 6, 1996, and was last performed on the Met stage in 2014. The creative team for Joël’s production included set and costume designer Hubert Monloup and lighting designer Duane Schuler. The December 13 performance of “Andrea Chénier” will mark the opera’s 192nd performance at the Met and inaugural Live in HD transmission to cinemas worldwide.

Fathom Entertainment will also present two encores of “Andrea Chénier” in theatres on Wednesday, December 17, at 1:00PM and 6:30PM local time.

Tickets for “Andrea Chénier” are now on sale at approximately 700 participating U.S. theatre locations. To purchase tickets for “Andrea Chénier” please visit the Fathom Entertainment website or participating theatre box offices (participating theatres are subject to change).

Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation for cinemas, and soprano Lisette Oropesa will host the transmission, sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews during the intermissions.

The Stars of “Andrea Chénier”

Daniele Rustioni, conductor; Milan, Italy
Sonya Yoncheva, Maddalena; Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Siphokazi Molteno, La Bersi; East London, South Africa
Olesya Petrova, Madelon; St. Petersburg, Russia
Piotr Beczala, Andrea Chénier; Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
Brenton Ryan, Incredibile; Sedalia, Missouri
Igor Golovatenko, Carlo Gérard; Moscow, Russia
Guriy Gurev, Roucher; Novosibirsk, Russia
Maurizio Muraro, Mathieu; Como, Italy

The 2025–26 Live in HD season continues with Bellini’s “I Puritani” (live on January 10 with encores on January 14), Massenet’s “Cinderella” (encores on February 14 and 18), Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” (live on March 21 with encores on March 25), Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” (live on May 2 with encores on May 6), and Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” (live on May 30 with encores on June 3). Captured live on the Met stage October 2, 2025, a special presentation of Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” will be screened in select theatres on January 24 and 28.

“The Met: Live in HD” series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of “The Met: Live in HD” is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is in partnership with Rolex.

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