![]() ![]() Mimi is I think suited more to her voice. I personally prefer her performance here than as Musetta in the 1982 Met performance, she was very good then if a little shrill. Starting with Renata Scotto, who is just stunning as Mimi. ![]() The performances from a divine cast are just brilliant. You can always tell he loves his job and that is evident here, especially in O Mimi Tu Non Piu Torni which is very affecting. James Levine's conducting is excellent, I have often heard criticisms that he plods and rushes, but I don't think that's the case here. This amazing music is beautifully performed by the orchestra with a reliable chorus. Finally, the music is just sublime, not just Che Gelida Manina, but also Si Mi Chiamano Mimi, O Suave Fanciulla, Quando M'en Vo, Donde Lieta Uschi, the act 3 quartet, In Un Coupe.O Mimi Tu Non Piu Torni and the finale. Four is the amusing moment where the characters in act 2 are shocked by the expensive bill. Three is Marcello and Musetta's love/hate relationship, which is very entertaining. Two are the characters, these are characters with heart and you care for them. For the opera itself, there are many reasons as to why I love it. ![]() ![]() This 1977 Met production is yet another one of my favourite productions of this amazing opera. For recordings, my favourites are the 1974 one with Caballe and Domingo and the one with Freni, Pavarotti and Panerai. Other productions I love are the 1965 with Freni and Gianni Raimondi, the 1982 Met production with Stratas and Carreras, the 1980 one with Te Kanawa and Domingo and the 1982 one with Cotrubas and Shicoff. La Boheme has always been one of my all-time favourites, having grown up with the 1988 production with Freni and Pavarotti, and is my second favourite Puccini opera after Tosca. ![]()
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