A girl next door: La bohème at Dorset Opera Festival

By Dominic Lowe, 26 July 2018

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Reviewed at Coade Theatre, Bryanston, Blandford Forum on 25 July 2018

Puccini, La bohème

Dorset Opera

Peter Robinson, Conductor

Peter Relton, Director

Adam Smith, Rodolfo

Shelley Jackson, Mimì

Nicholas Lester, Marcello

Lauren Michelle, Musetta

Pauls Putnins, Colline

Ross Ramgobin, Schaunard

Charles Johnston, Alcindoro, Benoît

Dorset Opera Chorus

Dorset Opera Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.