The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
Visit website8.0/10 • 1
2009-01-10 • 1h 54m
Absolutely Delightful Performance
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.
- Directors
- Brian Large
- Writters
- Giuseppe Adami
The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine
Visit website2009-01-10 • 1h 54m
8.0/10 • 1
Absolutely Delightful Performance
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.
- Directors
- Brian Large
- Writters
- Giuseppe Adami
Top Billed Cast
View Credits
Angela Gheorghiu
Magda
Roberto Alagna
Ruggero
Samuel Ramey
Rambaldo
Lisette Oropesa
Lisette
Marius Brenciu
Prunier
Monica Yunus
Yvette
Marco Armiliato
Self - Conductor
Alyson Cambridge
Bianca
Marty Singleton
Adolf
Reviews0
We don't have any reviews for The Metropolitan Opera: Puccini's La Rondine.
Media
Recommendations
No Backdrop
Verdi Nabucco
6.0
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen
6.1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
5.5
No Backdrop
Hello...?
5.4
Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker
6.6
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
6.2
Open Season 3
5.6
No Backdrop
Leimert Park: The Story of a Village in South Central Los Angeles
8.3
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
6.8
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
6.3
Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
7.6
The Grudge 3
5.4
No Backdrop
Flow
9.3
Save the Last Dance 2
5.4
Torrente 3: The Protector
5.4
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King
7.7
Private House of the SS
5.3
No Backdrop
Pocong Hiu Unleashed
7.0
Amarsi un po'...
6.3
The Land Before Time: The Wisdom of Friends
6.1
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Italian
- Budget
- --
- Revenue
- --
- Keywords
- operapuccini