Puccini completed the score of La rondine, to a libretto by Giuseppe Adami in 1916 after two years of work, and it was premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo on 27 March 1917.

* La rondine, libretto by Giuseppe Adami ( premiered at the Opéra of Monte Carlo, 27 March 1917 )

Apart from Massenet, composers whose works had their first performances at Monte Carlo included: Saint-Saëns ( Hélène, 1904 ); Mascagni ( Amica, 1905 ); and Puccini ( La rondine, 1917 ).

Six weeks later, Gheorghiu made her debut at San Francisco Opera receiving favorable reviews for her Magda in that company's new production of La rondine.

" When the curtain opened on La rondine at Covent Garden, the audience gasped and applauded.

Gheorghiu also performed at the Met as Liù in Turandot in 2000 ; as Violetta in La traviata opposite Jonas Kaufmann in 2006 and 2007 ; as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra in 2007 ; as Mimì in La bohème in 2008 ; as Magda in the 2008 / 09 season in the ROH / SFO production of La rondine, the Met's first performance of the opera since 1936 ; and for the 2009 / 10 season she appeared as Violetta, replacing her previous engagement as Marie Antoinette in a rare revival of John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles which was replaced due to the recession.

On December 31, 2008, Gheorghiu premiered the new production of La rondine at the Met, together with Roberto Alagna, Marius Brenciu, Lisette Oropesa and Samuel Ramey.

It's worth noting also that Scotto recorded ( either in studio or in live performance ) the complete Puccini soprano repertoire with the exceptions of Turandot, Magda in La rondine and Minnie in La fanciulla del West.

Apart from Massenet, composers whose works had their first performances at Monte Carlo included: Saint-Saëns ( Hélène, 1904 ); Mascagni ( Amica, 1905 ); and Puccini ( La rondine, 1917 ).

Record of the year & Opera – Giacomo Puccini: La rondine, London Voices ; London SO / Pappano, EMI

** Magda, La rondine ( Giacomo Puccini )

These include Manon Lescaut, La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, Turandot and La rondine, the last two being left unfinished.

In 2002 Luciano Berio attempted a completion of Turandot, and in 1994 Lorenzo Ferrero completed the orchestration of the third version of La rondine.

* La rondine ( The Swallow ), an opera composed by Giacomo Puccini

it: La coda di rondine

However, despite the artistic value of the score La rondine has been one of Puccini's less successful works ; " In box office terms, was the poor cousin to the other great hits.

The modern performance history of La rondine in Europe includes the première of the third version at Teatro Regio di Torino ( 1994 ), as well as performances at La Scala ( 1994 ), Leeds Opera North ( 1994, 2001 ), Oper Bonn and Ludwigshaven State Opera House ( 1995 ), Teatro del Giglio in Lucca ( 1998 ), Teatro Filarmonico di Verona ( 2002 ), Kansallisooppera, Helsinki ( 2002, 2003, 2007 ), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London ( 2002, 2005 ), Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris ( 2005 ), Opéra de Monte-Carlo ( 2007 ), and La Fenice in Venice where it was the opening title of the 2008 season.

Following the premiere of a joint new production by director Nicolas Joël at the Royal Opera House in 2002 ( starring soprano Angela Gheorghiu as Magda ) and at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, La rondine was seen at the Théâtre du Châtelet, revived at the Royal Opera House in 2005, and presented by the San Francisco Opera in 2007, all with Gheorghiu.

Later, with drummer Pete La Roca and pianist Steve Kuhn, Farmer and Swallow recorded the album Sing Me Softly of the Blues ( 1965 ) for the Atlantic label.

A Norwegian movie about the sabotage operation against the heavy water power plant was made in 1948, starring several of the original saboteurs, and titled " Kampen om tungtvannet " ( Norway ), " La Bataille de l ' eau lourde " ( France ) og " Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water " ( USA ).

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Since it is not far from Viareggio, he will visit Puccini's house, as he never fails to do, to pay his respects to the memory of the composer of La Boheme, which he considers one of Puccini's masterpieces.

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