A Mimì to die for: La bohème in Adelaide

By Brian Angus, 09 December 2017

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Reviewed at The Flour Shed, Hart's Mill, Adelaide on 8 December 2017

Puccini, La bohème

Co-Opera Co

Mario Bellanova, Director

Victoria Coxhill, Mimì

Branko Lovrinov, Rodolfo

Katrina Mackenzie, Musetta

Daniel Smerdon, Marcello

James Moffatt, Schaunard

Christian Evans, Colline

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.