La Bohème by Puccini, Sa. 01 Feb. 2014, Ab (2014/2014), Unter der Regie von Peter Konwitschny, Verena Graubner,, Dirigat Martin Leginus, Friedrich Haider, Slovak National Theatre Historical Building, Bratislava, Slowakei

Legendary German opera director Peter Konwitschny returned to Bratislava to study another title in the SND, after Eugene Onegin and Madam Butterfly - Puccini's Bohemians. The director tells the engaging story of four poor young artists without sentimentality, simply and convincingly. Puccini's veristic interpretation mixes smiling scenes with tragic ones as a faithful picture of everyday life; and Konwitschny's view of him is penetrating and full of understanding. Where is the line between smile and crying? Are young men on the fringes of society just looking for a woman's arms, or is the desire for love their call for help? In the hands of director Konwitschny, Bohém does not lose any of his beauty - and at the same time he gains in dramatic truthfulness and strength.