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An urban portrait of modern Paris: Àlex Ollé's La bohème at the Teatro Regio, Turin

By Renato Verga, 15 October 2016
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Reviewed at Teatro Regio di Torino, Turin on 14 October 2016
Programme
Puccini, La bohème
Performers
Teatro Regio di Torino
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
Àlex Ollé, Director
Alfons Flores, Set Designer
Lluc Castells, Costume Designer
Giorgio Berrugi, Rodolfo
Irina Lungu, Mimì
Massimo Cavalletti, Marcello
Kelebogile Besong, Musetta
Benjamin Cho, Schaunard
Gabriele Sagona, Colline
Matteo Peirone, Benoît, Alcindoro
Cullen Gandy, Parpignol
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Coro del Teatro Regio di Torino
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Renato Verga
Renato Verga
Renato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.