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La Bohème - Puccini / Renata Scotto, Alfredo Kraus, National Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine / Opera Highlights, Grober Querschnitt - Extraits / D-Classics Audio CD 2000 / DCL 706582
UPC 0724357065825
La bohème (/ˌlɑːboʊˈɛm/; Italian: [la boˈɛm]) is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème (1851) by Henri Murger. The story is set in Paris around 1830, and shows the Bohemian lifestyle (known in French as "la bohème") of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.
The world premiere of La bohème was in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio, conducted by the 28-year-old Arturo Toscanini. Since then, La bohème has become part of the standard Italian opera repertory and is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide.
In 1946, fifty years after the opera's premiere, Toscanini conducted a commemorative performance of it on radio with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. A recording of the performance was later released by RCA Victor on vinyl record, tape and compact disc. It is the only recording ever made of a Puccini opera by its original conductor (see Recording history below).
Tracklist:
| Act I | |||
| 1 | Che Gelida Manina | 5:01 | |
| 2 | Si, Mi Chiamo Mimi | 5:25 | |
| 3 | O Suave Fancuilla | 4:36 | |
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Act II |
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| 4 | Quando Men Vo | 6:50 | |
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Act III |
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| 5 | Marcello, Finalmente | 5:19 | |
| 6 | Addio, Che! Vai?... D'onde Lieta Usci | 3:33 | |
| 7 | Dunque è Proprio Finita? | 5:36 | |
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Act IV |
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| 8 | Un Un Coupé.. O Mimi, Tu Più Non Torni |
4:51 | |
| 9 | Veccia Zimarra, Senti | 1:35 | |
| 10 |
Sono Andati? | 10:52 |
- Baritone Vocals – Matteo Manuguerra (tracks: As Schaunard), Renato Capecchi (tracks: As Alcindoro), Sherrill Milnes (tracks: As Marcello)
- Bass Vocals – Paul Plishka (tracks: As Colline)
- Choir – The Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Trinity Boys' Choir
- Composed By – Giacomo Puccini
- Conductor – David Squibb, James Levine (2), John McCarthy
- Libretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
- Orchestra – National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Soprano Vocals – Carol Neblett (tracks: As Musetta), Renata Scotto (tracks: As Mimi)
- Tenor Vocals – Alfredo Kraus (tracks: As Rodolfo)
