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Giacomo Puccini
La Bohème
Teodor Ilincăi ∙ Hibl a Gerzmava ∙ Gabriele Viviani ∙ Inna Dukach
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
conducted by Andris Nelsons
staged by John Copley
Giacomo Puccini
Orchestra Orchestra and Chorus
of the Royal Opera House
Conductor Andris Nelsons
Stage Director John Copley
Rodolfo
Mimì
Marcello
Musetta
Schaunard
Colline
Alcindoro
Benoît
Teodor Ilincăi
Hibla Gerzmava
Gabriele Viviani
Inna Dukach
Jacques Imbrailo
Kostas Smoriginas
Donald Maxwell
Jeremy White
Video Director Kriss Russman
Copley’s production, with wonderfully detailed designs by Julia
Trevelyan Oman, brings Paris of the 1830s to life – everything
from the lively Latin Quarter, where hawkers and traders ply
their wares, to a drafty attic where impoverished artists live
hand-to-mouth. Rodolfo and Mimì’s love story is given moving
expression through Puccini’s score, from their first meeting in
Act I (a scene which contains some of the composer’s most
exquisite arias and duets) to their poignant reunion in Act IV.
These moments of emotional intensity are contrasted with the
colourful spectacle of the Café Momus and surrounding streets
in Act II, where Puccini presents a cross-section of Parisian
society in all its noise and vibrancy. Thanks to an excellent cast
headed by Hibla Gerzmava and Teodor Ilincăi, this production,
in which conductor Andris Nelsons gives his distinguished Royal
Opera House debut, does full justice to Puccini’s masterpiece.
Length: 113'
Shot in HDTV 1080/50i
Cat. no. A 020 50055
A production of
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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La Bohème