I have little to complain about Maestra Kim thereafter. There was not sufficient breathing or enjoyment. In my view, the opening last night was cold and hard-cold, hard, tight, and rushed. It should reflect youthful high spirits-and bonhomie, among the bohemians. How do you want the beginning of La bohème to go? It should burble, scamper, dance, and amuse. Appearing in the pit, she bowed to the audience, then turned to face the orchestra, with a wonderful swirling ponytail. She is the music director of the San Francisco Opera. Making her Met debut was the conductor, Eun-sun Kim, from Seoul. I don’t remember, frankly, hearing a better one. I have heard many, many Mimìs more famous than Anita Hartig.

She simply let the music, the words, and the story speak for themselves. What I mean is, she did not really act (and certainly did not overact). Of true importance is that she sang with poignancy-without trying to. How about her high C at the end of “O soave fanciulla”? It was wayward-first flat, then sharp (as the singer tried to adjust)-but this was of little import. You could hear this, for example, in the shape of her arias. It has a mezzo-y lower register.Īlso, Ms. It has various colors, including darkish ones. That’s okay: no one is obligated to go.Īnita Hartig, a Romanian soprano, was very, very good in the co-starring role of Mimì last night. Some people don’t like those productions (or those operas, or Puccini, for that matter). Both operas are by Puccini, as you know, and the Met has productions by Zeffirelli for the two of them. The Metropolitan Opera began a run of Turandot last month the company began a run of La bohème last night. I mean, I don't mind.For admirers of Giacomo Puccini and Franco Zeffirelli, this has been a very good fall. La vie Bohéme is sturdily stuck in my head. Gutted I can't be a bohemian in La Vie Boheme😞Īlthough the spirit of bohemianism still lives on in contemporary culture, most mentions of la vie bohème are likely to be about the musical Rent, not unconventional French artists. The adjective bohemian remains widely used to refer to a young, creative person who lives and acts free of society’s norms.

La Vie Boheme by cast of ⁦ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 /j23lygysQC The musical was infused with a fresh jolt in 2019, when Fox staged a partially live TV production. I’ve been listening to La Vie Bohème from Rent for an entire week now and I ain’t even mad about it /qbCvHETGSM La Vie Bohème is one of the most popular songs from Rent, an acclaimed musical that has been produced many times all over the world.

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