The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine (2009)
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.
Release Date: 2009-01-10
Runtime: 114 minutes
Director: Brian Large
Top Cast
- Angela Gheorghiu as Magda
- Roberto Alagna as Ruggero
- Samuel Ramey as Rambaldo
- Lisette Oropesa as Lisette
- Marius Brenciu as Prunier
- Monica Yunus as Yvette
- Marco Armiliato as Self - Conductor
- Alyson Cambridge as Bianca
- Marty Singleton as Adolf
- Anne Nonnemacher as Georgette
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