PUCCINI was influenced by Verdi’s La Traviata when he wrote La Rondine, but there is little resemblance between the two operas beyond the fact that the heroine of each is a courtesan who falls in love with a younger man. In contrast to Verdi’s tragedy, Puccini’s heroine does not die.
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Opera reviews: La Rondine, The Marriage Of Figaro and Semele
PUCCINI was influenced by Verdi’s La Traviata when he wrote La Rondine, but there is little resemblance between the two operas beyond the fact that the heroine of each is a courtesan who falls in love with a younger man. In contrast to Verdi’s tragedy, Puccini’s heroine does not die.
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