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Tung Auditorium
60 Oxford Street
Liverpool
L7 3NY
England
Programme
Giacomo Puccini – La Bohème
Performers
Edward Peak – Conductor
Orchestra dell'Arte
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Programme Note
Following the huge success of their performance of Madame Butterfly last year, Orchestra dell’Arte are once again bringing another of Giacomo Puccini’s glorious stage works to life here in Liverpool.
Since its premiere in Turin in 1896, La Bohème has become a standard work for all major opera companies. Set in Paris in the 1840s, this opera tells the story of a penniless quartet of young men, a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. There is a chance meeting with a young seamstress, Mimi. In wonderfully theatrical style, a chance draught blows out both Mimi’s and Rodolfo’s candle. While searching for a light, their hands touch in the darkness, there is an instant mutual attraction, and this sets the scene for the drama that is to follow.
The group of friends go through a number of adventures, in a local cafe and also at the city gates. Mimi is quite obviously unwell, and there is great concern. The final act is pure Puccini, with some of the most exquisite music and drama, very reminiscent of the final scene of Butterfly. Mimi is now seriously ill, and the opera comes to a searingly passionate conclusion.
