Jonas Kaufmann will star as Andrea Chénier, the pre-romantic poet embroiled in the French revolution, live in cinemas across the world including Theatr Mwldan on January 29 at 7.15pm.

Conducted by Antonio Pappano and directed by David McVicar, the new production for The Royal Opera is a fictionalised account of the life of Chénier, opening during the opulence of pre-revolutionary France and coming to its climatic end in the final days of the ‘Reign of Terror’.

The story begins in 1789 at a lavish winter garden party in Paris where Chenier falls in love with the beautiful aristocratic Maddalena, sung by Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek. Six years later Maddalena has lost everything and France has descended into a city consumed by suspicion and fear. Condemned by a revolutionary love rival Gérard, sung by Serbian baritone ?eljko Lu?i?, the fateful couple reunite to face the barbaric ‘Revolutionary Trial’.

Composed by Umberto Giordano the opera, not seen at Covent Garden since 1985, is famed for its challenging tenor role and big arias. Staged to great visual effect from the palaces to the streets of Paris in a swath of patriotic colours Andrea Chénier, will be an evocative production not to be missed.

Tickets for Royal Opera screenings are £16 (£15) and are available now from Mwldan's Box Office on 01239 621200 and online and via Smartphones by visiting www.mwldan.co.uk.