A young cast thrills in a new production of La bohème
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'The Royal Opera glows with warmth. Antonio Pappano is in his element relishing every detail in Puccini's score slipping into the Act 1 duet for Rodolfo and Mimi as if we'd never heard it before.'
Puccini
La bohème (DVD)
Michael Fabiano, Nicole Car, Simona Mihai, Mariusz Kwiecien, Luca Tittoto, Florian Sempey; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House/Antonio Pappano; dir. Richard Jones (London, 2017)
Opus Arte DVD: OA 1272 D
Blu-ray: OA BD7248 D 111 mins
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Authors
Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music.