La Boheme

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Record ID
1190
Identifier
90796
Genre
Work Title
La Boheme
Uniform Title
La Boheme
Program/Series Title
Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met
Text Author
Illica, Luigi (libretto) ; Giacosa, Giuseppe (libretto)
Production Year
2014
Transmission/Release Date
2014-04-05 (Theater transmission) ; 2014-06-29 (PBS)
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
Theater transmission / (PBS)
Conductor/Music Director
Ranzani, Stefano
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Kristine Opolais (Mimi) ; Vittorio Grigolo (Rodolfo) ; Susanna Phillips (Musetta) ; Massimo Cavalletti (Marcello) ; Patrick Carfizzi ((Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Donald Maxwell (Benoit ; Alcindoro) ; Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol) ; Jason Hendrix (Sergeant) ; Joseph Turi (Officer)
Participants
DiDonato, Joyce (Host)
TV/Film Director
Sweete, Barbara Willis
Stage Director
Zeffirelli, Franco
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
Features - First intermission: DiDonato interview with Grigolo and Opolasis. DiDonato interview with Phillips. Backstage interview with Met Director of Supernumaries Joe Barnes and two supers. Promo for Cosi fan tutte with video clip of Phillips and Isabel Leonard. Second intermission: Time-lapse video of all Boheme scene changes. DiDonato funding pitch. Gelb with DiDonato about cast change, next season, and discussion of differences between stage and video productions. DiDonato interview with Cavelletti, Carfizze and Gradus.
Duration
ca. 180"
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
DLCAT-296
Memo1
Gelb pre-curtain announcement that Opolais will replace ailing Anita Hartig.

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