La Bohème
by Giacomo Puccini
Overview
Nicola Luisotti, San Francisco Opera's music director designate and a master of
the Italian repertoire, conducts Puccini's most beloved opera. This heartwarming
story of starving artists falling in and out of love in 19th-century Paris is a seamless
mix of romantic passion, poignant tragedy and high-spirited fun. The superb cast
is headed by Polish tenor Piotr Beczala (Tamino in 2007's The Magic Flute) and
Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu (Magda in 2007's La Rondine), who has
wowed critics and audiences with both the beauty of her voice and the depth of
her characterizations. "The opulent-voiced Gheorghiu thoroughly inhabited Mimì
in an emotionally convincing, multifaceted way you don't see or hear very often,"
said the Los Angeles Times.
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CAST |
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PRODUCTION |
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Mimì: Maija Kovalevska /
Melody Moore* (12/2)
Rodolfo: Piotr Beczala /
Marius Brenciu* (11/29, 12/4, 12/7)
Marcello: Quinn Kelsey* /
Brian Mulligan* (11/19, 11/22, 11/29, 12/4, 12/7)
Musetta: Norah Amsellem /
Tamara Wapinsky (11/29, 12/4, 12/7)
Colline: Oren Gradus /
Kenneth Kellogg (11/29, 12/4, 12/7)
Schaunard: Brian Leerhuber
Benoit, Alcindoro: Dale Travis
Parpignol: Colby Roberts
Customhouse Sergeant: David Kekuewa
Customhouse Officer: Jere Torkelsen
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Conductor: Nicola Luisotti /
Giuseppe Finzi (12/4, 12/7)
Director: Harry Silverstein
Set Designer: Michael Yeargan
Costume Designer: Walter Mahoney
Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler
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| *San Francisco Opera debut |
| Cast, programs, prices and schedules are subject to change |
| Approximate running time: 2 hours, 35 minutes including two intermissions |
| Sung in Italian with English supertitles |
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San Francisco Opera production
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Chevron is Corporate Production Sponsor for La Bohème.
This production is made possible, in part, by Elizabeth and Burgess Jamieson and by Tad and Dianne Taube and Koret Foundation.
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Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
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