The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
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Absolutely Delightful Performance
Released January 10, 2009
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Overview
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.
Cast
Angela Gheorghiu
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Magda
Roberto Alagna
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Ruggero
Samuel Ramey
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Rambaldo
Lisette Oropesa
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Lisette
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Marius Brenciu
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Prunier
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Monica Yunus
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Yvette
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Marco Armiliato
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Self - Conductor
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Alyson Cambridge
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Bianca
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Marty Singleton
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Adolf
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Anne Nonnemacher
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Georgette
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Belinda Oswald
as
Gabriele
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Mary Hughes
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Lolette
Crew
Brian Large
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Director
Giuseppe Adami
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Writer
Giacomo Puccini
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Original Music Composer
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Nicholas Joël
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Production Design
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Marco Armiliato
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Conductor
Ezio Frigerio
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Set Designer
Franca Squarciapino
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Costume Designer
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Duane Schuler
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Lighting Design
Peter Gelb
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General Manager
James Levine
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Music Director