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Tullita and Friends: José Cura directs a Scandinavian Bohème

By Kevin W Ng, 30 December 2015
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Reviewed at Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm on 30 December 2015
Programme
Puccini, La bohème
Performers
Royal Swedish Opera
Daniele Callegari, Conductor
José Cura, Director
Yana Kleyn, Mimì
Sanna Gibbs, Musetta
Jonas Degerfeldt, Rodolfo
Linus Börjesson, Marcello
Jens Persson Hertzman, Schaunard
John Erik Eleby, Colline
Niklas Björling Rygert, Benoît
Thomas Bergström, Alcindoro
Royal Swedish Orchestra
Royal Swedish Opera Chorus
Adolf Fredriks Gosskör
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Kevin W Ng
Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.