| Giacomo Puccini operas |
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• Manon Lescaut (1893) • La bohème (1896) • Tosca (1900) • Madama Butterfly (1904) • La fanciulla del West (1910) • Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) (1918) • Turandot (1926) |
“La bohème” by Giacomo Puccini
Premiere / date of written: 1 February 1896
The world première performance of La bohème took place in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio and was conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. The opera quickly became popular throughout Italy.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italian
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Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| 2 |
Italian
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Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| 3 |
German
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| 4 |
English
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William Fense Weaver |
| 5 |
French
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B. Vierne |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Books
| Year | Title | Description | Buy |
| 2024
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La boheme by Giacomo Puccini: Side-by-side Italian/English libretto | A complete Italian libretto of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème with side-by-side English translation, as presented on DM's opera site. The book is designed to help opera lovers follow and understand the lyrics |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1977
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Mimì - Renata Scotto, Musetta - Maralin Niska, Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti, Marcello - Ingvar Wixell, Colline - Paul Plishka, Schaunard - Allan Monk |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4025 (2005) |
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External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com