Puccini: La Rondine (2009)

• 86%
• 2009
• Musik
• Angela Gheorghiu
• Roberto Alagna
• Samuel Ramey

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 naiv, young man. This Met Opera production features the dynamic sopranistin Angela Gheorghiu and Frenchborn tenor Roberto Alagna performing the roles of Magda and Ruggero de blooms into its rightful place in the glorious Puccini canon. Die Schwalbe (The Swallow) was commissioned by Wien ' s Carltheater in 1913. Due to the impending outbreak of World War I, premiered in 1917, at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo, with Gilde Von 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 Roger.