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

Samuel Ramey
Rambaldo

Renée Fleming
Self - Host

Lisette Oropesa
Lisette

Marius Brenciu
Prunier

Monica Yunus
Yvette

Marco Armiliato
Self - Conductor / Conductor

Alyson Cambridge
Bianca

Lisette Oropesa
Lisette

Marty Singleton
Adolf

Anne Nonnemacher
Georgette

Belinda Oswald
Gabriele

Mary Hughes
Lolette

Jason Hendrix
Rabonnier

Elizabeth DeShong
Suzy

Tony Stevenson
Gobin

Louisa Briccetti
Producer

Ashley Emerson
A singer

Roger Andrews
A butler

Brian Large
Director

Giuseppe Adami
Writer

James Levine
Music Director

Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer

Duane Schuler
Lighting Design

Peter Gelb
General Manager

Ezio Frigerio
Set Designer

Franca Squarciapino
Costume Designer

Nicholas Joël
Production Design
Media.

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