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THE CAST
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Ailyn Pérez* (Magda de Civry)
*Ailyn Pérez’s appearance with WCO has been generously underwritten by Alan J. Savada and Will Stevenson
Mario Chang (Ruggero Lastouc)
Deanna Breiwick (Lisette, Magda’s maid)
Jonathan Johnson (Prunier, a poet)
Javier Arrey (Rombaldo)
Tess Ottinger (Yvette)
Natalie Conte (Bianca)
Melanie Ashkar (Suzy)
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Pricing
Subscriptions start at $72 (1 ticket to both performances, Ermione and La Rondine).
Single tickets start at $44 per performance.
Pre-performance talk
5 PM
Included in price of performance ticket
Takes place inside Lisner Auditorium
To be given by WCO co-founder Peter Russell
Generously sponsored by The Guild for Washington Concert Opera
Opera Gems
Free online lecture by Peter Russell
Date/Time TBA
Approximate run time
2 hours and 20 minutes including one (1) 20 minute intermission
THE OPERA
Sung in Italian with projected English supertitles
Premiered at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo (or the Théâtre du Casino), Monte Carlo (March 1917)
The year 2024 marks the 100th Anniversary of Puccini’s death. In celebration of his enduring legacy, WCO will present his gorgeous, moving La Rondine. The opera is notable as a lesser-known work among the composer’s tremendous output, largely due to the outbreak of World War I thwarting its originally intended premiere, plus the fact that no clear “final” performance version exists; Puccini penned three distinct versions with two different endings, but died before he could decide on his favorite. Even so, some of its arias persist in their broader popularity among discerning audiences, and thus, La Rondine as a whole has been saved from obscurity and returned to its rightful place among Puccini’s best.
Featuring electrifying soprano Ailyn Pérez (WCO debut) in a favorite role of hers – one that she sang recently in Florence, Italy – and Guatemalan tenor Mario Chang (WCO debut), internationally renowned for his bel canto, Verdi, and Puccini interpretations. They will be joined by Deanna Breiwick (WCO debut), an exciting, agile-voiced soprano with an exuberant stage presence, and Jonathan Johnson (WCO debut).