The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème

"Zeffirelli's Met Production of La bohème Still Delights"

2018 2h 20m IT

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MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Puccini’s timeless love story, which includes some of its composer’s most beloved music, has moved generations of opera lovers since its 1896 world premiere. It has also proved incredibly popular with the Met’s global HD audiences and has been featured in three live high-definition transmissions since 2008. The most recent, presented during the 2017–18 season, includes a cast of celebrated young artists. Soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the fragile seamstress Mimì, who instantly falls in love with the passionate poet Rodolfo, sung by tenor Michael Fabiano. Soprano Susanna Phillips and baritone Lucas Meachem trade both spars and kisses as the on-again-off-again lovers Musetta and Marcello, with bass Matthew Rose and baritone Alexey Lavrov rounding out the rambunctious gang of bohemian friends. Maestro Marco Armiliato takes the podium to lead Franco Zeffirelli’s picturesque staging.

“Zeffirelli's Met Production of La bohème Still Delights”

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Cast

Sonya Yoncheva
Mimi
Michael Fabiano
Rodolfo
Susanna Phillips
Musetta
Lucas Meacham
Marcello
Matthew Rose
Colline
Alexey Lavrov
Schaunard
Paul Plishka
Benoît/Alcindoro
Marco Armiliato
Self - Conductor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Matthew Diamond
Writers: Henri Murger, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Languages: Italian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano and Susanna Phillips carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Zeffirelli's Met Production of La bohème Still Delights".

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Matthew Diamond directs. Giacomo Puccini scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 8 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Giacomo Puccini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano and Susanna Phillips carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Zeffirelli's Met Production of La bohème Still Delights".
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.