La Boheme (SF Opera)

Giacomo Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation.

The legendary and incomparable partnership of Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti as the two lovers has been captured in this special live recording from stage of the San Francisco Opera. Brian Large has adapted Francesca Zambello's production for video, further illuminating the fascinating interaction of Puccini's characters.

Gino Quilico sings Marcello, the colorful and moody painter, whose tempestuous relationship with the flirtatious Musetta (sung by Sandra Pacetti), comically mirrors the more profound love of Rodolfo and Mimi. Nicolai Ghiaurov sings Colline.

STARRING:
Mirella Freni
Luciano Pavarotti
Gino Quilico
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Sandra Pacetti
Stephen Dickson
Italo Taio
Chorus and Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera

Giacomo Puccini Composer
Tiziano Severini Conductor
Francesca Zambello Director
Ian Robertson Chorus Director

Please visit
http://www.kultur.com/La-Boheme-SF-Opera-p/d0002.htm
for more information on this program

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Entertainment

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• La Boheme
• SF Opera
• San Francisco Opera
• Giacomo Puccini
• Gino Quilico
• Nicolai Ghiaurov
• Sandra Pacetti
• Stephen Dickson
• Italo Taio