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Puccini’s Bohemians Move to the 1930s

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United StatesUnited States Puccini, La bohème: Cincinnati Opera, Natascha Metherell (director) / Louis Langrée (conductor), Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, OH. 15.6.2017. (RDA)

Cincinnati Opera’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème (Photo: Philip Groshong)
Cincinnati Opera’s production of Puccini’s La bohème (c) Philip Groshong

Production:

Stage Director – Natascha Metherell
Scenic & Costume – Designer Isabella Bywater
Lighting Designer – Thomas C. Hase
Hair & Make-up – Designer James Geier
Chorus Master – Henri Venanzi

Cast:

Mimì – Nicole Cabell
Musetta – Jessica Rivera
Rodolfo – Sean Panikkar
Marcello – Rodion Pogossov
Colline – Nathan Stark
Schaunard – Edward Nelson
Benoit/Alcindoro – Marco Nisticò

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Kentish Opera Perform La traviata Lean Ensemble, Effective Production

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kentish Opera 2017 – Verdi, La traviata (In English): Soloists, Kentish Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Robyn Sevastos (conductor), The Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks, Kent, 27.5.2017. (MH)

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Germont père (Aaron McAuley), Violetta (Stefanie Kemble-Read) in La traviata (c) Andrew Waltham

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Puccini’s La Rondine Opens the 2017 Opera Holland Park Season

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Puccini, La Rondine (sung in Italian: first version, with interpolated first act Romanza): Cast and Chorus of Holland Park Opera; City of London Sinfonia / Matthew Kofi Waldren. Holland Park, London, 1.6.2017. (CC)

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Elizabeth Llewellyn (Magda) & Stephen Aviss (Prunier) in La Rondine (c) Robert Workman

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