31 December 2008, again with Gheorghiu as Magda, the Metropolitan Opera in New York gave the company's first staging in 70 years. The matinée performance on 10 January 2009 was broadcast in HD to movie theaters and schools throughout the world. This opera also was performed by Des Moines Metro Opera (Indianola, IA) in July 2012, starring Joyce El-Khoury. Recordings The creator of the role of Lisette, Ines Maria Ferraris, made the earliest known recording of the aria "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" in 1928 for the Odeon label. References Notes Sources Budden, Julian (2002), Puccini: His Life and Works, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002 Fisher, Burton D. (2004), "Puccini, Giacomo", Opera Classics Library Puccini Companion: The Glorious Dozen, Boca Raton, FL: Opera Journeys Publishing, 2004 Kendell, Colin (2012), The Complete Puccini: The Story of the World's Most Popular Operatic Composer, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, 2012. Seligman, Vincent (2007), Puccini Among Friends, UK: Read Books, 2007 External links , 1928 , Washington National Opera production, 1998 , Washington National, 1998 Libretto (Italian and Spanish) Reviews and photos of first performance at the Metropolitan Opera in 1928 at Metropolitan Opera Archives Operas by Giacomo Puccini Italian-language operas 1917 operas Operas Operas set in France Opera world premieres at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo 1917 in Monaco Operas set in Paris