La bohème
(DVD)
Contributors
Zeffirelli, Franco, producer,
Halvorson, Gary, director.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, director.
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, director.
Gheorghiu, Angela, performer.
Halvorson, Gary, director.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, director.
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, director.
Gheorghiu, Angela, performer.
Published
[London] : EMI Classics, 2008.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD 782.1 Boh
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Published
[London] : EMI Classics, 2008.
Language
ita
UPC
5099921741791
Notes
General Note
Opera in two acts; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.
General Note
"A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Container.
General Note
Program notes by Wiliam Livingstone and synopsis in English (9 p.) inserted in container.
General Note
Bonus: Zeffirelli at the Met; Backstage at the Met with Renée Fleming, Angela Gheorghiu, Ramón Vargas and Met technical director, Joe Clark.
Creation/Production Credits
Set desinger, Franco Zeffirelli ; costume designer, Peter J. Hall ; lighting designer, Gil Wechsler.
Participants/Performers
Angela Gheorghiu (Mimi) ; Ainhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Lucovic Tézier (Marcello) ; Quinn Kelsey (Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit and Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Robert Maher (Custom Sergeant) ; Richard Pearson (Custom Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Nicola Luisotti, conductor ; Renée Fleming, host.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded: live from the Met, 5 April 2008.
Description
An immortal classic of love and loss, with Franco Zeffirelli's, iconic production and Nicola Luisotti's expressive conducting. Angela Gheorghiu, the leading Puccini soprano of our time, reprises the role of Mimi, with Ramon Vargas gives a reading.
System Details
DVD format; sound formats: LPCM stereo., DTS 5.1 surround; NTSC system: 16:9.
Language
Sung in Italian; subtitles in Italian, English, German, French and Spanish; interviews and commentary in English.
Subjects
LC Subjects