Salzburg Festival 2012: La Bohème

Synopsis

For the first time in its long history, the Salzburg Festival performs Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème in the Great Festival Hall, offering a unique and rare music highlight. Anna Netrebko wins acclaim yet again in the lead role, giving a “deeply melancholic reading of Mimi”, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Completing the dream couple she has Piotr Beczala at her side, whose rock-solid tenor voice keeps you with him at every turn.The protagonists are supported by a cheeky Nino Machaidze as Musetta and a strong male ensemble headed up by a resourceful Alessio Arduini. Daniele Gatti conducting the Vienna Philharmonic ensured “shimmering transparency of sound … And Italian style” (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and “reveals the orchestral sound, bringing the tone colours to full glow” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung).

Additional Info

• No: A04001582
• Composer: Giacomo Puccini
• Conductor: Daniele Gatti
• Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker / Chorus: KV Wiener Staatsopernchor, SALZBURGER FESTSPIELE KINDERCH
• Artists: Piotr Beczala, Anna Netrebko, Massimo Cavalletti, Nino Machaidze, Alessio Arduini, Carlo Colombara
• Production year: 2012
• Run time: 02:04:00
• Director: Brian Large / Stage Director: Damiano Michieletto
• Producers: A production of ORF, ZDF, NHK and UNITEL in cooperation with Wiener Philharmoniker, Salzburg Festival and CLASSICA
• Format: HDTV 16:9