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La Rondine (The Swallow)
 

La Rondine is a poignant, wistful and romantic masterpiece from the composer of La bohème, Giacomo Puccini.

Puccini’s gift for mesmerising melodies captures the essence of romance and love at first sight between a Parisian courtesan, Magda, and her naive and ardent admirer Ruggero. Magda, a metaphorical swallow, is torn between the life she needs and the life she knows.

Puccini’s exquisite score is warm and sensually delicate. It vividly shapes the characters and choruses, evoking the beguiling essence of Parisian life. La Rondine navigates a spectrum of emotions from the gaiety of the City of Love, the bittersweet sorrow of regret, and the sensuality of young love.

Puccini’s late masterpiece, brimming with themes of youth, passion and heartbreak, will rekindle your understanding of what it truly means to be alive and in love.

 

Event details

Venue: Palais Theatre, St Kilda
Bookings: https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/artist/883161
Start Date: Friday 09 August 2024

DATES & INFO
Thursday 8 August, 7.30 pm
Saturday 10 August, 7.30 pm

Duration

2 hours and 20 minutes, including an interval

Language
Sung in Italian with English surtitles

GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY
Peter & the late Anne Laver

CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Tobias Ringborg
Assistant Conductor Simon Bruckard
Director Stuart Maunder
Set and Costume Designer Richard Roberts
Lighting Designer Gavan Swift
Associate Designer Louisa Fitzgerald

CAST
Magda Kiandra Howarth
Ruggero Kang Wang
Lisette Nina Korbe
Rambaldo Teddy Tahu Rhodes

Victorian Opera Chorus

ORCHESTRA
Orchestra Victoria

 

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