Puccini: La bohème (1982)
"La Bohème" is one of Giacomo Puccini's most popular and timeless works and the second-most performed opera at New York's Metropolitan Opera. This production, directed by the legendary Franco Zeffirelli, features José Carreras, Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto and Richard Stilwell. The opera is replete with extraordinary visual beauty as it presents the tragic story of young bohemians struggling to make it in the world.
Directors: Franco Zeffirelli, Kirk Browning.
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Teresa Stratas as Mimi |
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Renata Scotto as Musetta |
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José Carreras as Rodolfo |
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Richard Stilwell as Marcello |
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Allan Monk as Schaunard |
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James Morris as Colline |
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Italo Tajo as Benoit / Alcindoro |
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Dale Caldwell as Perpignol |
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Glenn Bater as Customhouse Sergeant |
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James Brewer as Customhouse Officer |
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James Levine as Self - Conductor |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Writing | Giuseppe Giacosa | Writer |
| Writing | Luigi Illica | Writer |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Production Design |
| Art | Franco Zeffirelli | Set Designer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter J. Hall | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Sound | James Levine | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Lawson | Hairstylist |
| Production | Clemente D'Alessio | Producer |
| Production | Anthony A. Bliss | General Manager |
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Production | Karen Adler Barbosa | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christina Calamari | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Michael Bronson | Executive Producer |