Puccini, La Bohème

Synopsis

For the first time in his career, Riccardo Chailly conducts an opera in Spain: “La Bohème” at the magnificent Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia. The striking result is a lively, colorful symphonic reading of the opera that turns the orchestra into one of the stars of the performance, on a par with the vocal soloists. Stage director Davide Livermore interprets the work with the help of large video projections of Impressionist paintings that harmonize with the period in which the action takes place. This co-production with the Philadelphia Opera features a cast of up-and-coming young singers (cf. Documentary "Riccardo Chailly – A Portrait" Prog. No. 9858).

Additional Info

• No: A93050003
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini
• Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
• Orchestra: Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana / Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana
• Artists: Gal James, Carmen Romeu, Aquiles Machado, Massimo Cavalletti
• Production year: 2012
• Run time: 01:54:00
• Director: Michael Beyer / Stage Director: Davide Livermore
• Producers: A co-production of Accentus Music, UNITEL, Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofia" Valencia and CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV 16:9

Disc Infos

• No. of Discs: 0