ROCKLAND — “La Rondine” will be presented as a Metropolitan Opera Live in HD simulcast from New York City at the Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Saturday, April 20, at 1 p.m. An encore will be screened Tuesday, April 30, at 1 p.m.

Puccini’s bittersweet love story makes a rare Met appearance, with soprano Angel Blue starring as the sophisticated French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his company debut as Ruggero, an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess. Maestro Speranza Scappucci conducts Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of the French Riviera. Soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov — both making their Met debuts — complete the cast as Lisette and Prunier.