La rondine

About the show

At a party in Paris, courtesan Magda meets Ruggero, a young man visiting the city. Disguised as a shop girl, she meets him again at Bullier’s and falls in love. They live together on the Riviera, where Ruggero asks his mother for money and permission to marry. Magda learns that his family expects a virtuous bride and tells him about her past. Though Ruggero begs her to stay, she returns to her former protector Rambaldo and leaves him heartbroken.