The Daughter of the Regiment
by Gaetano Donizetti

Performed in French with English Dialogue and English supertitles.

Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Friday, March 6, 2009 ( 8:00 pm)
Sunday, March 8, 2009 ( 2:00 pm)
Thursday, March 12, 2009 ( 7:30 pm)
Saturday, March 14, 2009 ( 8:00 pm)

Join us for a talkback with the Director and cast after the Sunday performance.

A French regiment’s adopted "daughter" Marie falls in love with Tonio, a civilian, but her army of "fathers" will only allow her to marry a soldier. In a series of comic plot twists, a prominent Marquise arrives to claim Marie as her "niece" and promises her to a man of position. Her true love, not to be denied, enlists, hoping to meet that marriage requirement, but finds the Marquise firm in her opposition. As the arranged marriage proceeds, her lover and the Regiment arrive with pomp and bravado to save her from a loveless marriage. Seeing Marie’s despair, the Marquise relents and allows her to marry Tonio. The opera ends with a rousing salute to France and a joyful surprise!