La rondine

Item

Record ID

1068

Identifier

90693

Genre

Opera

Work Title

La rondine

Uniform Title

Rondine

Program/Series Title

The Met: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Work Alternate Titles

The swallow

Composer

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

Text Author

Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946 (libretto)

Production Year

2009

Transmission/Release Date

2009-01-10 (Theater transmission) ; 2009-04-25 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2009

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Home Video - DVD

EMI

Conductor/Music Director

Levine, James, 1943-

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus

Soloists

Angela Gheorghiu (Magda) ; Roberto Alagna (Ruggero) ; Lisette Oropesa (Lisette) ; Marius Brenciu (Prunier) ; Samuel Ramey (Ramaldo) ; Monica Yunus (Yvette) ; Alyson Cambridge (Bianca) ; Elizabeth DeShong (Suzy) ; David Won (Perichaud) ; David Crawford (Crebilllon) ; Tony Stevenson (Gobin) ; Anne Nonnemacher (Georgette) ; Belinda Oswald (Gabriele) ; Alexandra Newland (Lolette) ; Marty Singleton (Adolf) ; Ashley Emerson (Singer) ; Jason Hendrix (Rabonnier) ; Roger Andrews (Butler)

Participants

Renee Fleming (Host)

TV/Film Director

Large, Brian

Stage Director

Joel, Nicolas

Sets

Frigerio, Ezio

Costumes

Squarciapino, Franca

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Features: Peter Gelb makes pre-curtain announcement that Angela Gheorghiu not feeling well but will perform. Back stage views of Act I - Act II change. Fleming interview with Gheorghiu and Alagna. Fleming promotion for Opera Guild and Opera in the schools program. Segment from "The audition" documentary by Susan Froemke about the Met auditions. Fleming interview with Oropesa and Brenciu. Met titles, Christopher Bergen. A co-production with ZDF and ARTE.

Duration

ca. 135'

Company

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Sourcemat

DLCAT-193