by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi Giacomo Puccini’s opera is timeless, for the charming melodies and moving misadventures of the bohemian ensemble. The subject that the Italian composer brought to the stage is one that is able to speak to all generations through the years. La Bohème debuted in 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Turin  [ Read More ]

by Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi A majestic cast comes together for Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production of Puccini’s La Bohème. Conductor Riccardo Frizza presides over a glorious vocal ensemble led by the mesmerising Angela Gheorghiu, who sings Mimì at the Met for the first time in six years, opposite golden-toned tenor Michael Fabiano as her lover, Rodolfo.  [ Read More ]