Pacific Opera Project will present Puccini’s “La Bohème” at two breweries in Los Angeles this December. First up, the company will showcase the classic work on December 12 at Benny Boy Brewing, followed by performances on December 13 and 14 at Angel Cervecería. Puccini’s hit production, also known as “The Hipsters,” and now also known as “La Brew-hème,” will be {…}
Opera Synergy is set to present Puccini’s “La Bohème” this December. The Cardiff-based company, which was founded in July 2022, will present the famed opera at the Llanhover Hall Arts Centre on Dec. 20, 2022. There will be an additional showcase one night later. The opera will be directed by Andrew Keates and conducted by Sejoon Park, who leads a {…}
Puccini’s “La Bohème” is headed to the silver screen on Oct. 20, 2022 courtesy of the Royal Opera House’s upcoming production. Audiences will see Richard Jones’ production with a cast starring Ailyn Pérez, Juan Diego Flórez, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Dnaielle De Niese, Michael Mofidian, and Ross Ramgolbin. Kevin John Edusei conducts the production. There will be an encore presentation on Oct. {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper’s General Director Bogdan Rošcic is defending his choice to contract Anna Netrebko following protests at the Wiener Staatsoper. In an interview with ORF, the director quoted Netrebko and said, “‘I condemn the war against the Ukraine in the strongest possible terms’ and then she is treated there by top politicians as reduced traitors, was attacked, and insulted {…}
ORF III is set to present “La Bohème” on Sept. 18. The performance will continue the partnership established by the Wiener Staatsoper and the channel throughout the years and will also give audiences who could not get a ticket to the sold-out run a chance to see the work. “La Bohème” is set to star Anna Netrebko in the role {…}
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced an opera change for the opening of the 2022-23 season. The company said that due to illness, Roberto Alagna and Sonya Yoncheva have canceled their participation in the revival of “La Juive.” According to a press release, Yoncheva is suffering from an otisis and according to doctor’s advice can’t travel nor sing until at least {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera is set to present a new time-flipped production of Puccini’s “La Bohème”by director Yuval Sharon. The production, which opens with the opera’s tragic ending and moves backward in time, is set to be performed at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, 2022. The opera will feature stage design by BLO Artistic Advisor {…}
In anticipation of Signum Classic’s new release of “La Bohème” I happily reminisced about Lithuanian tenor Merūnas Vitulskis’ performance of “Madama Butterfly” which I had the chance to witness at the Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg all the way back in 2015. It was an elegant voice, well placed, with a warm timbre and baritonal depth, albeit none of the customary {…}
Photo credit: © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd. “La bohème”, as the archetypal verismo opera, tends to resist stagings that take it much beyond the confines of nineteenth-century Paris, and indeed non-naturalistic approaches to the work. (Audiences tend to resist them too.) The two most successful in London recently have been John Copley’s recently retired version at the Royal Opera House – {…}
(Credit: Evan Zimmerman) Met audiences love “La Bohème.” The company has staged the opera 1,356 times over the past 122 years and has presented the Zeffirelli production for the last 40. The years-long affair with Puccini’s story of Parisian bohemians centers on one of the most potent motivating forces in our lives: love, and we like to see romance play {…}
The Metropolitan Opera has announced a cast change for its revival of “La Bohème.” The company noted that Yusif Eyvazov, who was scheduled to sing the role of Rodolfo has withdrawn due to illness. As a result, three tenors will replace him. Matthew Polenzani will sing on May 16 and 24 while Stephen Costello will sing on May 20. Finally, Russell {…}