Nelsons sheds light on Puccini's canvas

By Edward Sava-Segal, 16 July 2018

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Reviewed at Tanglewood, Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox on 14 July 2018

Puccini, La bohème (semi-staged)

Andris Nelsons, Conductor

James Burton, Conductor

Daniel Rigazzi, Director

Kristine Opolais, Mimì

Jonathan Tetelman, Rodolfo

Franco Vassallo, Marcello

Susanna Phillips, Musetta

Elliot Madore, Schaunard

Luca Pisaroni, Colline

Paul Plishka, Benoît, Alcindoro

Neal Ferreira, Parpignol

David Cushing, Bass

Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Nelsons sheds light on Puccini's canvas in a concert performance of La bohème at Tanglewood