The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine (2009)
1h 54m
Running Time
January 10, 2009Release Date
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine (2009)
1h 54m
Running Time
January 10, 2009Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Angela Gheorghiu
Magda

Roberto Alagna
Ruggero

Marco Armiliato
Self - Conductor

Renée Fleming
Self - Host

Samuel Ramey
Rambaldo

Monica Yunus
Yvette

Lisette Oropesa
Lisette

Alyson Cambridge
Bianca

Marius Brenciu
Prunier

Brian Large
Director

Giuseppe Adami
Writer

Marty Singleton
Adolf

Louisa Briccetti
Producer

Anne Nonnemacher
Georgette

Belinda Oswald
Gabriele

Mary Hughes
Lolette

Jason Hendrix
Rabonnier

Elizabeth DeShong
Suzy

Tony Stevenson
Gobin

Ashley Emerson
A singer

Roger Andrews
A butler

Ezio Frigerio
Set Designer

Peter Gelb
General Manager

Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer

Duane Schuler
Lighting Design

James Levine
Music Director

Nicholas Joël
Production Design

Franca Squarciapino
Costume Designer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 10, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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