La Boheme
La Boheme by China National Opera House
Thursday 17 October 2024, 7:00 PM
Supported by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the Embassy of Italy
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
From La vie de Bohème by Henry Murger
General Producer Director: Liu Yunzhi
Producer Director: Zheng Qizhao, Yao Hong, Li Danyang
Director: Shen Liang
Conductor: Yang Yang
Mimi: Francesca Micarelli
Rodolfo: Paolo Lardizzone
Subtitles on screens in English and Thai
Icon status achieved by The China National Opera House, a beacon of cultural excellence, which brings a cast of more than 200 singers and musicians with Italian soprano Francesca Micarelli and tenor Paolo Lardizzone to Bangkok for a stunning performance of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on the occasion of the composer’s centenary celebration.
How much optimism can a person maintain as life begins to look ever bleaker? Are there such things as signs and fate? Can you improve your lot through creative talent, love and will alone? These are the questions at the heart of one of the world’s most moving operas, sets in the old Quartier Latin of Paris.
Meet Rodolfo the poet, Marcello the painter, Colline the philosopher, and Schaunard the musician, living together in poverty but with zest for life. Rodolfo’s love interest, Mimi, will have an indelible impact on the relationship between Marcello and his lover, Musetta, stirring powerful emotions in the audience.
