La Bohème by Puccini, N 17 nov 2022, Alates (2022/2022), Juhatatud Marit Grytnes Dullaert,, Dirigent Marit Strindlund, Teatersalen, Brumunddal, Norway

This Bohemia is inspired by an era in the 19th century where several bohemian milieus emerged not only in Paris where Puccini's opera was originally staged, but also here in the Nordic countries; the political Kristiania bohemians in Oslo, the authors and poets who made up the Klara bohemians in Stockholm and the Scandinavian artists Skagensmalerne in Denmark. Central to the plot is the love between the seamstress Mimi and the poet Rodolfo - but also love for art, for nature, for life! The bohemians followed their beating bohemian heart, and did not conform to the rules and norms of society. A colorful and satisfying life in many ways, but also a life in stark contrast to the rest of society with the consequences it has. With an infectious, youthful zest for life, an action that stirs both tears and laughter and music that is easy to love, Puccini's work has become one of the opera world's most played operas.