La bohème

Giacomo Puccini

Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

First Performance: Teatro Regio, Turin, February 1, 1896

First Peformance at the Israeli Opera: December 10, 1987

First Performance of this production at the Israeli Opera: October 25, 1997

First Performance of this production in the current season: March 20, 2009

Conductor		Keri-Lynn Wilson
		Yishai Steckler  31.3, 3.4, 4.4, 5.4
Director and Set and Costume Designer		Franco Zeffirelli
Revival Director		Marco Gandini
Costumes Revival		Alberto Spiazzi
Lighting Designer		Marco Filibeck

 

Soloists
Rodolfo		Scott Piper
		Marius Brenciu  21.3, 24.3, 26.3, 28.3, 30.3, 4.4
Marcello		Boaz Daniel
		Domenico Balzani  26.3, 29.3, 5.4
Mimi		Adina Aaron
		Ira Bertman  21.3, 24.3, 26.3, 28.3, 30.3, 3.4, 5.5
Musetta		Anya Matanovic
		Mirela Gradinaru  21.3, 24.3, 26.3, 28.3, 29.3, 31.3, 3.4, 5.4
Schaunard		Domenico Balzani
		Noah Briger  26.3, 29.3, 3.4, 4.4
Colline		Vladimir Braun
Benoit		Sami Bechar
Parpignol		Mark Shaimer
		Gidon Tidhar
A Boy in the Crowd		Ori Lev-Tov Roosak
		Matan Shecohri
Alcindro		Sorin Semilian
Sargeant		Moshe Fisch
A Customs Official		Anatoli Krasik

The Israeli Opera Chorus

Conductor: Yishai Steckler

The Young Efroni Choir

Conductor: Yasmin Yithak

The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion

Sung in Italian

Surtitles in English and Hebrew

Surtitles: Israel Ouval

Length of performence: approximately three hours including two intermissions

Puccini's beloved love story returns to the stage in Franco Zeffirelli's larger than life majestic production featuring the poignant Mimi who lives, loves and dies in the arms of her beloved bohemian poet. 

Synopsis

Production's Album

Photos: Yossi Zwecker

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Dates

Fri 20.3 (13:00). Sat 21.3 (20:00), Sun 22.3 (20:00), Tues 24.3 (20:00),

Wed 25.3 (20:00), Thurs 26.3 (20:00), Fri 27.3 (13:00), Sat 28.3 (21:00),

Mon 30.3 (20:00), Tues 31.3 (20:00), Fri 3.4 (13:00), Sat 4.4 (21:00),

Sun 5.4 (20:00)

Towards Opening: Sat 14.3 (11:00)

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Review

"The Power of the Voice...This production features excellent singers including Adina Aron (Mimi), a woman with a gorgeous, warm and beautiful voice and a powerful and impressive stage presence. Scot Piper (Rodolfo) projects big, warm singing and excellent acting. Anya Matanovic was superb as a colorful Musetta with a beautiful color to her voice and stage charisma and Boaz Daniel was excellent… On the podium Keri-LynnWilson was full of temperament and she knows the score very well. This was a perfect production and you must run and see this beauty."  (Oran Binur, Maariv)

"All the singers are very good but above all are Anya Matanovic as Musetta and Adina Aron with her conquering personality and her radiant voice as Mimi. And those who saw conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson singing and conducting in the pit enjoyed an extra experience." (Michael Handelsaltz, Haaretz)

"Zeffirelli creates from the sensuous feelings… there was electricity in the air. Amazing!" ( Hanoch Ron, Yediot Aharonot)