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La
Rondine
(The Swallow)
by
Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by
Giuseppe Adami
Based on a German libretto
by
A.M. Willner and H. Reichert
Sung in
Italian with English
supertitles
Synopsis
April 24
- May 9, 2010
All performances start at 8 p.m.
except for Sunday matinees which start
at 3 p.m.
Free pre-performance talks
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Photo by
Chris Ayers
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What was the sweetest moment of your life? For Magda, the
beautiful mistress of a wealthy banker, it was the
night many years ago when she ran away from home and met a handsome
stranger at a Parisian nightclub, the
Bullier. He asked her name, she wrote it on a tabletop, and he did the
same. Though she left without ever seeing
him again, it was an enchanting, unforgettable interlude.
Now she is very well kept and much more
experienced - until someone reads her palm and tells her that, like a
swallow, she will fly back to love. And so, disguised as the shop girl
she used to be, Magda takes off for a night
of adventure at the Bullier. There, she meets a young man and begins
to relive that other magical night. Although
her wealthy protector arrives to tell her he hopes she won't regret
her decision, she runs off with her new beau to
a romantic idyll on the Riviera.
Magda is happy with the way things are,
but the young man hopes his parents will reinstate his inheritance and
allow him to marry her. Although permission is granted, Magda is wise
enough, discreet enough, and in love
enough to know that her scandalous past will ruin her young lover. She
returns home to her benefactor.
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