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Composer:
Giacomo Puccini

Artist(s):
Cristina Gallardo-Domas
Elena Mosuc

Conductor:
Franz Welser-Most

Background: Puccini based his opera La bohème on the autobiographical novel 'Scènes de la vie de Bohème' by Henri Murger. The novel reminded him of his own bohemian existence as an impoverished student at the conservatory in Milan. The way in which Puccini managed to combine comedy and tragedy in this opera is superb and Franz Welser-Möst's conducting aims to really bring out the libretto.

The Belgian director of this production, Philippe Sireuil, was heavily inspired by Aki Kaurismäki's film version of Henri Murger's novel 'Scènes de la vie de Bohème'. Kaurismäki's great melancholic, sensitive and totally unpretentious cinematic impressions led Sireuil to picture the state of a 'carefree poverty' in which the bohemian students live on the edge of society.

Stage designer Vincent Lamaire has been working closely with Sireuil for years and the key aspect in the set design for both of them was to place the characters in completely realistic surroundings. Furniture and props are only used very sparingly.

CATALOGUE NR: 3774529
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 13.50 including VAT, or £ 11.49 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Feb-2007

COMPOSER: Giacomo Puccini
TITLE: La boheme - complete
ORCHESTRA: Zurich Opera House Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Franz Welser-Most
ARTISTS: Cristina Gallardo-Domas   Elena Mosuc   Marcello Giordani   Michael Volle

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Linear Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby DTS / Region Code: 0 / Recorded: 2005 directed by Philippe Sireuil

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