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A vocally strong send off for Copley's La bohème

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“Copley's direction is remarkably free from dramaturgical error: everything just works.”
Reviewed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 23 May 2015
Puccini, La bohème
The Royal Opera
Dan Ettinger, Conductor
John Copley, Director
Julia Trevelyan Oman, Set Designer
Anna Netrebko, Mimì
Joseph Calleja, Rodolfo
Lucas Meachem, Marcello
Jennifer Rowley, Musetta
Simone Del Savio, Schaunard
Marco Vinco, Colline
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