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Podcasts
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
La Bohème: Another Look
We've covered Puccini's masterpiece La boheme in our 2010 Season Podcast; but let's take a closer look. The composer's sense of drama and his complete mastery of the use of melody make this an unforgettable work. Here's our Director of Education, Dr. Nicolas Reveles, to give you an insight into what makes this opera tick!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Great Tenors in La Bohème
We're all looking forward to the debut of Piotr Beczala with San Diego Opera in the role of Rodolfo in La bohème. Let's review some of the great Rodolfos of the past, from Caruso to Wunderlich.
La bohème
One of the most popular operas ever written, La bohème will deeply touch your soul – tapping your memories of love and unleashing your passions with its achingly beautiful music. Two young, poor “bohemians”, a poet and a seamstress, discover a love so intense that they find it unbearable to be apart, yet impossible to be together. Set in the vivid, boisterous world of Paris’ 19th century Latin Quarter, this simple yet passionate story follows their tender love.
We welcome two exciting debut artists, tenor Piotr Beczala, who just sang Rodolfo with Covent Garden and sings it at the Met after these performances and soprano Ellie Dehn, who visits the Met again later this year to sing Musetta in La bohème. Joining them is San Diego’s own incandescent Priti Gandhi.
The running time is approximately 2 hours, 37 minutes including two 20-minute intermissions.
San Diego Opera Thanks
La bohème's Corporate Producing Partner
