The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: La Bohème
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* Notes * The production of La Bohème at this season closed yesterday evening at San Francisco Opera with a competent second cast (pictured, photograph by Matthew Washburn) for three of the main singers. The orchestra sounded clear and lovely. The final performance was consistent with the prima, though conductor Ramón Tebar and the orchestra were…
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* Notes * Last night’s opening of La Bohème at San Francisco Opera was rather charming with great physical comedy, some lovely singing, and beautiful playing. The revived production is efficient and keeps the timing to a spare 2 hours and 20 minutes. The production, designed by David Farley, consists of many flat pieces to depict…
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* Notes * La Bohème (Kearstin Piper Brown and WooYoung Yoon pictured in Act IV, photograph by David Allen) closed at Opera San José last weekend with a youthful cast and beautiful singing. The traditional production doesn’t make for the smoothest transitions but looks very nice. The scenic design, from Kim A. Tolman, completely looks like…
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* Notes * La Bohème (ovation pictured) isn't an opera I go out of my way to see, but since I was already in town for the new Don Giovanni, I attended yesterday's matinée of the Puccini work. The staging is over-the-top, completely delightful, and certainly what people expect from the Met. But my favorite…
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Production Web Site | SF Opera's Blog Reviewers found both casts of San Francisco Opera's La Bohème (Act IV pictured left, photograph by Cory Weaver) wonderful. Reviews: San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Jose Mercury News
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* Notes * A second cast appeared in San Francisco Opera's La Bohème (Ellie Dehn as Musetta, Brian Mulligan as Marcello, Giorgio Berrugi as Rodolfo, and Leah Crocetto as Mimì in Act III pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) on Saturday night. Again, Maestro Giuseppe Finzi conducted an orchestra that sounded grand and vivid, but…
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* Notes * A new production of La Bohème (Nadine Sierra as Musetta, Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo, Alexia Voulgaridou as Mimì, and Alexey Markov as Marcello in Act IV pictured left; photograph by Cory Weaver) opened at San Francisco Opera last night. David Farley’s production design consists of fairly flat scenery arranged such that a…
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In his Latin Quarter garret, Rodolfo contrives to hold the hand of Mimì. This is from Act I of La Bohème, naturally. Details of Painting | Performance Reviews of Bohème
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* Notes * This second cast of San Francisco Opera’s current production of La Bohème is impressive. For one thing, the youthfulness of the singers certainly was fitting for the roles, no one looked out of place in that regard. Brian Leerhuber was the only one of the Bohemians in both casts, and he seemed comfortable…
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Production Web Site | Press Photographs Final Dress Rehearsal: The Opera Tattler | Not For Fun Only First Cast: The Opera Tattler | Civic Center | SFist | San Francisco Classical Voice | San Francisco Examiner | San Francisco Chronicle With Melody Moore: The Opera Tattler | oboeinsight Second Cast: The Opera Tattler | San Francisco Chronicle
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