From the composer of Madame Butterfly and La Bohème, this rarely performed gem tells the story of an unlikely relationship between Magda, a high-society woman and a naïve, handsome poet. But the fate of their courtship is uncertain as Magda is torn between the life she wants and the life she knows. Puccini’s achingly beautiful score charmingly conveys the romantic bliss and irrational desires of unexpected lovers. Wistful and nostalgic, La Rondine revels in the gaiety of Paris, the stinging sorrow of regret, and the sensual richness of love. More about the production

Sara Brown is a set designer based in Boston, MA. Selected designs include Appropriate (Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI), Rhinoceros (Boston Playwright’s Theater), World of Wires (The Kitchen, NYC & Festival d’Automne, Paris) Hagoromo and A House in Bali(BAM’s Next Wave series), Island and Images from the Embers (Dana Tai Soon Burgess Co., Washington DC), The Gacy Play (Sideshow Theater, Chicago), The Shape She Makes and The Lily’s Revenge (The American Repertory Theater, Cambridge, MA), and Mr. G (Central Square Theater, Cambridge, MA). She holds an MFA from the University of Virginia and a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College. She is the Director of Design for MIT Theater Arts. Special thanks to MIT School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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