Presented by IF OPERA
Directed by Bruno Ravella
Conducted by Oliver Gooch
Designed by Flavio Graff

MAGDA Meinir Wyn Roberts
RUGGERO Joseph Buckmaster
RAMBALDO Philip Smith
LISETTE Lorena Paz Nieto
PRUNIER Ryan Vaughan Davies
PERICHAUD Kieran Rayner
YVETEE/GEORGETTE Lara Marie Müller
SUZY/LOLETTE Shakira Tsindos
BIANCA/GABRIELLA Natasha Page
COVER MAGDA/CHORUS Katherine McIndoe
CREBILLON/RABONNIER  Robert Garland
GOBIN/CHORUS  Matteo Placidi
VOCE DI SOPRANINO  Jessica Hope
CHORUS Helen Maree Cooper, Matthew Curtis, Jack Dolan, Lara Rebekah Harvey, Clover Kayne, Jonathan Forbes Kennedy, Jordan Harding-Pointon, Rachel Speirs

La rondine (The Swallow) is a moving tale of young love and heartbreak – and what else, you may ask, is opera about? Arguably Puccini’s most modern opera, La rondine was premiered in Monte Carlo in 1917, and includes one of Puccini’s most gorgeous creations, the quartet, ‘Bevo al tuo fresco sorriso’ (I drink to your beautiful smile).

Magda is our ‘rondine’ , the bird who flies towards the sun, and Ruggero is the shy country boy who eventually becomes her lover. We witness their relationship unfold in the colourful locales of Paris and the balmier climes of southern France. The love ‘quadrangle’ is made complete by Prunier, a centre-of-attention poet and Magda’s fiery maid, Lisette. Amidst waltzes, foxtrots, and soaring melodies, join us for an unmissable evening of sophistication and glamour in the enchanting surroundings of Grade 1 listed Belcombe Court.

Director Bruno Ravella, a former Iford Arts favourite, joins us fresh from extraordinary acclaim for his Rosenkavalier at Garsington in 2021. He is joined by designer Flavio Graff, and If Opera’s Artistic Director Oliver Gooch conducts.

26th August 2022, 7:00pm
29th August 2022, 7:00pm
1st September 2022, 7:00pm
3rd September 2022, 7:00pm
Belcombe Court, Bradford on Avon

For tickets and more information visit https://www.ifopera.com/