Miami performances are at the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami.

Children must be at least six years old to attend.

Rondine, La

Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Adami

Written when Puccini was unquestionably the most popular opera composer in the world, La rondine is finally gaining the popularity it deserves, with new productions frequenting the world's premier opera houses and finest sopranos coveting the leading role of Magda. Its combination of romantic melodies and 20th century musical styles perfectly defines the atmosphere of Paris, where Magda abandons a comfortable life as a kept woman to pursue true romantic love in the south of France.

La rondine means "the swallow" and refers to the bird that flies south for the winter. Magda is faced with circumstances that force her to be completely honest with herself; heartbroken, she returns to Paris and her own life. Following her triumphant performance as Liù in Turandot, soprano Elizabeth Caballero returns to FGO to sing Magda's ravishing music.

Cast

Magda
Elizabeth Caballero

Ruggero
Bruno Ribeiro

Lisette
Corinne Winters

Prunier
Daniel Shirley

Rambaldo
Craig Colclough

Yvette
Brittany Ann Reneé Robinson

Bianca
Lacy Sauter

Suzy
Courtney McKeown

Périchaud
Ryan Milstead

Crébillon
Joo Won Kang

A Singer
Lacy Sauter

Conductor
Ramon Tebar

Stage Director
Nicola Bowie

Set Designer
Ralph Funicello
Scenery originally created for the New York City Opera

Costume Designer
Sam Kirkpatrick

Sung in Italian with English and Spanish projected titles.

Photo by Carol Rosegg for New York City Opera

This production is made possible by a generous gift from the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation and the Adams Supporting Foundation.