Daughter of the Regiment, March 2007

Swansea City Opera.

A delightful, light-hearted, frolicsome opera. It tells the story of a foundling, Marie, who is adopted by a regiment ; she entertains the soldiers as their vivandiere 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…