Although Domingo was younger and Banackova looked more like the sweet and innocent young Madalena than the one played by Tomowa-Sintow in the ROH production, this production was not as good. It was not as tight and neat. The tempo set was far too slow for the time-period of the story. The stage setting was distracting. The lighting was too dark. Except Domingo, a natural actor who was always into his role and sings and acts with passion, none of the other performers came up with a convincing portrayal of the role he/she played.
Plácido Domingo
as Andrea Chénier
Gabriela Beňačková
as Maddalena di Coigny
Piero Cappuccilli
as Carlo Gérard
Hans Helm
as Roucher
Rohangiz Yachmi
as Bersi
Czeslawa Slania
as Contessa di Coigny
Fedora Barbieri
as Madelon
Heinz Zednik
as Incredible
Rudolf Mazzola
as Schmidt
Paul Wolfrum
as Pietro Fléville
Nello Santi
as Conductor
