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The Daughter of the Regiment (La Fille du Régiment) is a delightful, light-hearted, frolicsome opera with leading roles made famous by Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti. Of all the operas by Gaetano Donizetti, this is possibly the finest, with a combination of true Italian dramatic tension and superb musical verve.

It tells the story of a foundling, Marie, who is adopted by a regiment; she entertains the soldiers as their vivandière and enjoys their company. She develops affections for Tonio (a country boy who saves Marie from falling over a precipice), who enlists as a soldier for her sake, but there are complex plans afoot for marrying her to a Duke…

Swansea City Opera (SCO) has built a fine reputation for high-quality touring theatre since its inception in March 2004 and will employ the same successful team to deliver a new witty translation to equal that of their much acclaimed version of The Barber of Seville (touring 2004/5). Add to this drumming, marching and the hilarious singing lesson scene and you can be rest assured that you will be in complete rapture, with this unforgettable performance from a superb ensemble company.

Includes the famous arias:-

‘Chacun le sait’

'Ah mes amis' (made famous by Pavarotti and helped win him the title 'King of the high C's')

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