Scottish Opera: La bohème Unwrapped
If the thought of sitting through a full-length opera fills you with trepidation, or if you're a seasoned opera-goer with an interest in what happens backstage, this hour-long taster is a perfect introduction to the workings behind the scenes and an introduction to the principal characters and plot.
Scottish Opera: La bohème Unwrapped
Puccini’s La bohème – ever been young, poor and in love?
Don’t miss this revival of Scottish Opera’s acclaimed 2004 production La bohème
If you're between the ages of 16-25 you can get your tickets in advance for just a tenner - and these are not hard-to-sell places up 'in the gods', but some of the best seats in the house.
When Mimi and Rodolfo meet, they fall hopelessly for each other - but the course of true love rarely runs smoothly and Puccini’s passionate and evocative music carries them from heart-stopping romance to heart-breaking loss as their story tumbles towards its conclusion.
It’s a familiar tale and one that rings true in any era. Tony award-winning Director Stewart Laing updates the action to the modern art scene of 21st century New York - as young, penniless artists, Mimi and Rodolfo, along with their friends Marcello and his flamboyant sweetheart Musetta, scrape a living together selling their work. The vibrant characters stand out all the more for the drab reality of their lives; their dreams of riches too easily lost in the chaos of the city that never sleeps…
La bohème is one of the world’s favourite operas for good reason and has inspired a generation of love stories, most recently Moulin Rouge. From Rodolfo’s tender singing of ‘Your tiny hand is frozen’ to Musetta’s provocative and fiery waltz and the beautifully guileless ‘They call me Mimi’, it perfectly captures the passion and the pain of being young, poor, and in love.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Listen to a sample of the music.
Booking Details:
Opens Glasgow Theatre Royal, then touring to Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness. Times and prices below
Website: www.scottishopera.org.uk
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15 Apr 2010We don't have details of any future performances, if you know of some please let us know.
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