Andrea Chénier - Fisher, Burton D. (Opera Journeys, 2000)
"Opera in Italian opera in four acts, music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica, after the original poems by André Marie de Chénier, written while he was in prison during the Reign of Terror in 1794, just before his execution."
Principal characters in Andrea Chénier -- Brief story synopsis -- Story narrative with music highlights -- Giordano and Andrea Chénier