MET OPERA: LA RONDINE
Rating: E
Duration: 165 mins
Director: Giacomo Puccini
Cast: Angel Blue, Jonathan Tetelman, Bekhzod Davronov, Emily Pogorelc
Puccini’s bittersweet love story arrives in cinemas on May 18, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the sterling cast as Lisette and Prunier.
This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
