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New Edition of Puccini's La Rondine Revives Controversial Ending

12/7/2025

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Opera Rara and the BBC Symphony Orchestra unveiled a new edition of Giacomo Puccini's La Rondine, based on the 1921 revision, changing the ending so Ruggero angrily sends Magda away.
Ditlev Rindom and Martin Fitzpatrick reconstructed the opera, enabling a choice between versions.
The premiere of this version was overshadowed by Puccini's death and the destruction of the score during World War II, with Iván Ayón-Rivas as Ruggero.

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Story summary

Opera Rara and the BBC Symphony Orchestra unveiled a new edition of Giacomo Puccini's La Rondine, based on the 1921 revision, changing the ending so Ruggero angrily sends Magda away.
Ditlev Rindom and Martin Fitzpatrick reconstructed the opera, enabling a choice between versions.
The premiere of this version was overshadowed by Puccini's death and the destruction of the score during World War II, with Iván Ayón-Rivas as Ruggero.