La Boheme
8.6
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.
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Cast
10 people
Tiziano Severini
Self - Conductor
Also in
Concerto rossiniano
Mirella Freni
Mimì
Also in
The Marriage of Figaro
Falstaff
Luciano Pavarotti
Rodolfo
Also in
Yes, Giorgio
Verdi: Rigoletto
Gino Quilico
Marcello
Also in
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Orfeo
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Colline
Also in
Aida
Don Carlo
Stephen Dickson
Also in
Ariadne auf Naxos - Metropolitan Opera
Italo Tajo
Also in
Faust and the Devil
Tosca
Orchestra of the San Francisco Opera House
Self - Orchestra
Chorus of the San Francisco Opera House
Self - Chorus
Giacomo Puccini
Self - Composer
Also in
Un giorno con Puccini
Madama Butterfly
Brian Large Director · Francesca Zambello Director Giuseppe Giacosa Writer
Worldwide gross $143K · United States release January 1, 1988 · Produced in United States, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$143,247
Production
San Francisco Opera
Production
RM Arts
Production
Kultur International Films
Production
Arthaus Musik
Production
Erato Films
Production
Videoschermo
Production
United States · Germany · Italy · Switzerland
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Original title
La Bohème
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1988
Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 1, 1988 · Theatrical
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