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Opera Rara discovers, restores and shares lost operatic masterpieces through world-class research, performance and recording.

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Righting a wrong from opera's past.

Puccini’s La rondine (the final 1921 version)

For the first time, hear what could be regarded as Puccini's definitive version.

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