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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Year | 1896 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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VeronaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Francesco Lanzillotta; Alfonso Signorini; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Juan Guillermo Nova; Arena di Verona Orchestra; Arena di Verona Chorus; Yusif Eyvazov
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A midsummer Christmas delight: La bohème at Covent Garden
It's the world's best opera – if we can define that as the one best suited to the distinctive talents of a composing genius.
Livermore’s successful Bohème opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Originally staged at the Caracalla Baths in 2014, Davide Livermore’s production comes in from the cold.
A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna
Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.
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ParisLa bohèmeNew production
Puccini: La bohème
Gustavo Dudamel; Claus Guth; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Eva Dessecker; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
RigaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Arvo Volmer; Laura; Latvian National Opera; Fabien Lédé; Fyodor Podgorny
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A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany
Puccini, who died 100 years ago this year, had a lasting fondness for his native Tuscany – and despite his wealth and fame in later life never moved far from his birthplace in Lucca.
Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.