La Boheme

Item

Record ID

1054

Identifier

90680

Genre

Opera

Work Title

La Boheme

Uniform Title

Boheme

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Composer

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924

Text Author

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto) ; Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (libretto)

Production Year

2008

Transmission/Release Date

2008-04-05 (Theater transmission) : 2008-06-15 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2008

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Home Video - DVD

EMI

Conductor/Music Director

Luisotti, Nicola

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Angela Gheorghiu (Mimi) ; Ramon Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Ainhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ludovic Tezier (Marcello) ; Quinn Kelsey (Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit) ; Paul Plishka (Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Robert Maher (Sergeant) ; Richard Pearson (Officer)

Participants

Renee Fleming (host)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Stage Director

Zeffirelli, Franco (production)

Sets

Zeffirelli, Franco

Costumes

Hall, Peter J.

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers) ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Intermission features: Fleming interviews singers. Setting up Act II with comments from Technical Director Joe Clark. Recap of past theater transmisssions starting with Magic Flute and tape of highlights of Zeffirelli productions.

Duration

ca. 175'

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Sourcemat

DLCAT-180