La Bohème

Friday, October 21, 2011 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 3 p.m.
Schuster Center

Puccini’s beautiful score has made this poignant tragedy the most performed and most popular opera in the world. La Bohème has been the best first opera, the best date opera, and, for many, the best opera. The passion, beauty and fragility of young love come vividly to life in Puccini’s masterpiece that has enchanted generations of opera-lovers. This is an opera to be seen again and again!

Performed in Italian with English Surtitles above the stage.

 

Cast

 

Mimi – Inna Dukach*

Rodolfo – Dinyar Vania*

Musetta – Kearstin Piper Brown

Marcello – Kyle Pfortmiller*

Shaunard – Eric McKeever

Colline – Christopher Temporelli*

Benoit/Alcindoro – Mark Baker

 

Conductor – Joseph Mechavich

Director – Kathleen Clawson

* Dayton Opera debut

 

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