La rondine

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La rondine is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, known for its lyrical score and bittersweet love story set between Paris and the French Riviera.

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instanceOf lyric opera
opera
acts Act I
Act II
Act III
aria "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta"
"Parigi! È la città dei desideri"
basedOn a libretto originally intended for Franz Lehár
catalogueNumber Puccini’s seventh opera to reach the stage
characterVoiceType Lisette is a soprano role
Magda de Civry is a soprano role
Prunier is a tenor role
Ruggero Lastouc is a tenor role
commissionedBy Karl von der Lingen for the Carltheater in Vienna
composer Giacomo Puccini
compositionPeriod 1914–1916
ending tragic separation of the lovers
firstPerformanceLanguage Italian
genre opera
language Italian
librettist Giuseppe Adami
mainCharacter Lisette
Magda de Civry
Prunier
Ruggero Lastouc
musicalStyle influenced by operetta
late Romantic
notableFeature bittersweet love story
lyrical score
numberOfActs 3
orchestration full symphony orchestra
originalIntendedForm operetta
placeInComposerOeuvre one of Puccini’s lesser-performed mature operas
premiereCity Monte Carlo
premiereCountry Monaco
premiereDate 1917-03-27
premierePlace Monte Carlo Opera
publisher Casa Ricordi
setting French Riviera
Paris
settingLocationDetail Café Bullier in Paris in Act II
Magda’s salon in Paris in Act I
a villa on the French Riviera in Act III
structure three acts
theme conflict between love and social convention
illusion versus reality
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century
titleTranslation The Swallow

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Giuseppe Adami notableWork La rondine
Giuseppe Adami wroteLibrettoFor La rondine
La fanciulla del West followedBy La rondine