Co-Opera's production of
LA BOHEME - Giacomo Puccini
Like so many works in the established musical repertoire, La Boheme, was at first only moderately successful. But since then, this quintessentially romantic opera has become one of the most widely performed of all time.
The Bohemians are an idealistic, penniless bunch intent on enjoying the festive season which is the context for this story. Tribulations, celebrations and the troubled triangle of Musetta, Marcello and Alcindoro provide a counterpoint to the genuine and profound love between Rodolfo and Mimi. Love's greatest enemy, misunderstanding, threatens to sabotage their union; and ultimately their destiny, as everyone knows, is a tragic one.
Puccini's brilliant music amplifies the drama, and, so long as we believe in these characters, this story inevitably touches our most fundamental human emotions.
Experienced choreographer/director Nick Carroll always aims to entertain, and with its blend of humour, romance and tragedy, La Boheme is fertile material for a complete theatrical experience.
Set in no specific era, this production will have its own distinctive visual, aural and dramatic aesthetic, in the best traditions of Co-Opera.
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