Roberto Alagna

Roberto Alagna

LA BOHEME - Puccini - New York

The Opera

opera in four acts composed by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. The world premiere performance of La bohème was in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio, conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini; its U.S. premiere took place the following year, 1897, in Los Angeles. Since then, La bohème has become part of the standard Italian opera repertory and is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide.
 
In 1946, fifty years after the opera's premiere, Toscanini conducted a performance of it on radio with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. This performance was eventually released on vinyl record and on compact disc. It is the only recording of a Puccini opera by its original conductor (see Recording history below)

Performances

Metropolitan Opera de New York 

April 10th 1996 (Role début at the Met)

April 13th 1996

April 20 1996

April 24 1996

  April  27th 1996 

(Joseph Volpe announced that Mimi and Rodolfo had been married the night before) 

Cast

Mimì : Angela Gheorghiu
Rodolfo : Roberto Alagna [Debut]
Musetta : Karita Mattila
Marcello : William Shimell [Debut]
Schaunard : David Malis
Colline : Stefano Palatchi
Benoit : Ara Berberian
Alcindoro : Ara Berberian
Parpignol : John Hanriot
Sergeant : Kenneth Young 
Officer : John Russell

Production : Franco Zeffirelli

Mise en scène : Sharon Thomas

Décors : Franco Zeffirelli

Costumes : Peter J. Hall

 

Direction musicale : Simone Young (Début)

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29/04/2018