Balancing control of their powerful voices, while equally harmonizing is a necessity that Michael Fabiano, Mariusz Kwiecień, Luca Tittoto and Florian Sempey achieve. Our lead tenors and baritones, these four bohemians, provide exemplary vocals, with the over-the-top scene-chewing one would expect. Directed by Richard Jones, this version of Puccini’s timeless escapade charters love in a crowded city, and the descent into heartache that follows. When Rodolfo, a penniless poet encounters the seamstress, Mimi, love blossoms well, it is an opera after all.įor a limited time, The Royal Opera House has made its recording of La bohème free. The tale of a lowly seamstress and her gaggle of bohemian chums is the grounds for melodrama at its most pungent. Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème is one of the artform’s most regularly performed pieces, and a staple of Italian opera repertories.

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi IllicaĪ painter, a scholar, a musician, and a poet convene in their ramshackle abode – late on rent, low on funds, but bountiful in spirit(s).

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