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La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

Janai Brugger (Mimì) and Oreste Cosimo (Rodolfo)
© Cory Weaver
Gihoon Kim (Marcello)
© Cory Weaver
Rod Gilfry (Alcindoro) and Erica Petrocelli (Musetta)
© Cory Weaver
Von Néstor Castiglione, 24 November 2025
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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, am 22 November 2025
Programm
Puccini, La bohème
Darsteller
LA Opera
Lina González-Granados, Musikalische Leitung
Herbert Ross, Regie
Gerard Howland, Bühnenbild
Peter J. Hall, Kostüme
Pablo Santiago, Licht
LA Opera Orchestra
LA Opera Chorus
Jeannique Prospere, Kostüme
Brenna Corner, Wiederaufnahmeleitung
Oreste Cosimo, Rodolfo
Janai Brugger, Mimì
Gihoon Kim, Marcello
Erica Petrocelli, Musetta
Emmett O'Hanlon, Schaunard
William Guanbo Su, Colline
Rod Gilfry, Benoît, Alcindoro
Jeremy Frank, Chorleitung
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Néstor Castiglione
Néstor Castiglione
Néstor Castiglione is a freelance music critic, program note annotator, translator, and lecturer born and raised in Los Angeles. Aside from classical music, he also writes and lectures on the culture and popular music of early Shōwa Japan (1925 – 1945). His website is Echorrhea and you can also follow him on Instagram @echorrhea.