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The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

90 %|Feb 24, 2018|Music

Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its 1896 world premiere. It has also proved incredibly popular with the Met’s global HD audiences and has been featured in three live high-definition transmissions since 2008. The most recent, presented during the 2017–18 season, includes a cast of celebrated young artists. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the fragile seamstress Mimì, who instantly falls in love with the passionate poet Rodolfo, sung by tenor Michael Fabiano. Soprano Susanna Phillips and baritone Lucas Meachem trade both spars and kisses as the on-again-off-again lovers Musetta and Marcello, with bass Matthew Rose and baritone Alexey Lavrov rounding out the rambunctious gang of bohemian friends. Maestro Marco Armiliato takes the podium to lead Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque staging.

Featured Crew

Marco Armiliato
Conductor
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Giacomo Puccini
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Giacosa
Writer
Luigi Illica
Writer
Matthew Diamond
Director
Henri Murger
Original Story
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer

Cast