Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+1)

James Levine

Soprano (+3)

Renata Scotto

Mimi

Tenor (+3)

Luciano Pavarotti

Rodolfo

Baritone (+1)

Ingvar Wixell

Marcello

Bass (+2)

Paul Plishka

Colline

Chorus

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera House

Soprano

Maralin Niska

Musetta

The Metropolitan Opera

Italian

La Bohème

New York City

United States

Puccini’s heartbreaking story of young love in the garrets of Belle Epoque Paris has attracted many famous singers through the years. But with James Levine at the helm and the starry duo of Luciano Pavarotti and Renata Scotto as Rodolfo and Mimi, every bit of emotion in the score pours across the footlights and seduces the audience. In this case, the audience was in the millions since this was the very first in the “Live from the Met” series of telecasts. The evocative production is by Fabrizio Melano, designed by Pier Luigi Pizzi.

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