Director Barry Kosky says in the program notes that the opera is about death. (Artistic Director Plácido Domingo, who sometimes conducts, was nowhere to be seen or heard from on opening night, as he still faces accusations of sexual misconduct).
Sure, it’s always gorgeous to listen to, especially with this orchestra, which never sounded better under conductor James Conlon, conducting La Bohème for the first time with LA Opera as he beautifully draws out all the score’s romantic sonorities. An opera about life and death becomes an opera about self-absorbed Bohemians. The latest production that opened LA Opera’s 2019/2020 season manages somehow to offer a production that left me dry-eyed at the end, which never happened during previous visits to La Bohème. Please see our Health & Safety information page for information about what to expect during your visit.It’s hard to go wrong (in general) with Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera - a relatively light tragedy buoyed with easy-to-love characters, provocative music, and a lot of humor. We continue to encourage audiences to wear a mask and stay current with vaccinations and boosters. Patrons attending University of Maryland arts events are no longer required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Preparing the next generation of great singers and offering performances ranging from classic repertoire to provocative new works, it is building contemporary audiences for opera and advancing the art form to sustain those audiences. Under the direction of Craig Kier, the Maryland Opera Studio is dedicated to the future of opera. This opera will be performed in Italian with English supertitles. A gorgeously tragic love story, La bohème features some of the most cherished music in the opera repertoire including “O soave fanciulla” (O lovely girl in the moonlight) and “Che gelida manina” (Your tiny hand is frozen). The opera unfolds on a frosty Christmas Eve when fate comes knocking and sets in motion a doomed romance. Join us in person at The Clarice! Please note that this performance will not be livestreamed.īased on the novel “Scenes de la vie de Bohème” (Scenes of Bohemian Life) by Henry Murger, Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème follows four bohemian roommates struggling to get by in Paris, France.
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