The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine

Synopsis

This elegant romance is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini . The story concerns a kept woman who defies convention to chase a dream of romantic love with an earnest, if naïve, young man. This Met Opera production features the dynamic soprano Angela Gheorghiu and Frenchborn tenor Roberto Alagna performing the roles of Magda and Ruggero, it blooms into its rightful place in the glorious Puccini canon. La Rondine (The Swallow) was commissioned by Vienna s Carltheater in 1913. Due to the impending outbreak of World War I, premiered in 1917, at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo with Gilda Dalla Rizza and Tito Schipa. Set in a Parisian salon, it is the story of Magda, the glamorous mistress of wealthy banker Rambaldo. Her yearning for romantic love compels her into the arms of the ardent and adoring young Ruggero.

Main Cast

Angela Gheorghiu

Magda

Age : 59 | Popularity : 9%

Roberto Alagna

Ruggero

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Samuel Ramey

Rambaldo

Age : 82 | Popularity : 14%

Lisette Oropesa

Lisette

Age : 41 | Popularity : 11%

Marius Brenciu

Prunier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Monica Yunus

Yvette

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Marco Armiliato

Self - Conductor

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Alyson Cambridge

Bianca

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Giuseppe Adami
Directing	Director	Brian Large
Sound	Conductor	Marco Armiliato
	Music Director	James Levine
	Original Music Composer	Giacomo Puccini
Production	General Manager	Peter Gelb
Lighting	Lighting Design	Duane Schuler
Art	Production Design	Nicholas Joël
	Set Designer	Ezio Frigerio
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Franca Squarciapino
Department	Role	Name

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