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Natural Packable Cloche Hat with Light Pink Band & Pink Flowers
Price: $75.00 / $67.50 Members: $60.75
Item: 10076160
Description
Natural Packable Cloche Hat with Light Pink Band & Pink Flowers
This packable cloche hat is made from natural straw and features a light pink band with light pink flowers. It can easily travel in a suitcase to your destination and arrive looking fresh and ready to wear.
This hat is reminiscent of hats and costumes featured in the Met Opera production of Puccini’s La Rondine.
- 100% packable straw
- Light pink band
- Pink flowers
- One size fits most
History
La Rondine
World premiere: Grand Théâtre, Monte Carlo, 1917
Initially conceived as an operetta before receiving the full operatic treatment, this bittersweet love story is the least-known work of the mature Giacomo Puccini, largely due to the circumstances of its premiere: Italy and Austria became enemies during World War I, precluding a Vienna premiere, and the opera quietly opened in neutral Monte Carlo, never finding a permanent place in the repertoire.
That loss is scandalous, since La Rondine, judged on its own merits rather than compared to other operas with similar themes, is a fascinating work—featuring an abundance of exuberant waltzes, a lightness of tone (particularly in the intoxicating first two acts), and a romantic vision of Paris and the south of France.
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