from Act I of the Italian opera
La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Adami
Role: Magda, a demimondaine (a woman supported by a wealthy man), Rambaldo's mistress
Voice Part: soprano Fach: lyric soprano
Setting: Magda's house in Paris
Synopsis: Magda sings the story of a woman named Doretta and what she dreamed about.