- Opera
- 30 aug – 20 sep 2020, Main Stage.
- Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes, including 1 interval.
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Ensemble
Team
- Conductor
- Henrik Schaefer
- Direction
- Max Webster
- Set and costume design
- Fly Davis
- Choreography
- Ann Yee
- Lighting design
- Jack Knowles
Ensemble
- Mimì
- Ida Falk Winland
- Rodolfo
- Jung Soo Yun
- Marcello
- Luthando Qave
- Musetta
- Sofie Asplund
- Colline
- Ivan Dajic
- Schaunard
- Anton Ljungqvist
- Benoît
- Daniel Ralphsson
- Alcindoro
- Herbjörn Thordarson
- Parpignol
- Dardan Bakraqi
- The Göteborg Opera Chorus
- The Göteborg Opera Orchestra
- Children’s Chorus
- Extras
La bohème
Once, we were all going to live forever.
Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924).
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe
Giacosa based on a novel by Henri Murger.
Sung in Italian with Swedish and English surtitles.
A group of young friends lead a carefree, artistic life – taking each day in their stride and prioritising pleasure and self-fulfilment before food or shelter. Their possessions are few, but they’re rich in love. What does it matter if you can’t pay the rent when life is but a dance?
One fateful night Rodolfo, an unpublished poet in the gang, runs into a neighbour. He takes her hand, which is cold as ice, and she tells him her name is Mimì. A love affair begins, as simply as that. Although their love flourishes, something is wrong with Mimì which their meagre lifestyle hardly improves. Spring in Paris does not only bring life. Love does not conquer all.
Photos from the production in spring 2020
Listen to the panel discussion about La bohème:
”What is a bohemian, really?”
Recorded on the Göteborg Opera’s Small Stage, on Wednesday 22 January.
Participants: Thomas Atkins (Rodolfo), Luthando Qave (Marcello), Mia Karlsson (Musetta), Karen Kamensek (conductor), Max Webster (regissör), Fly Davis (scenografi & kostym). Panel chair: Göran Gademan (dramaturgist)
Musical interludes, with Karin Holm at the piano. The discussion is in English.
Introductions
One hour prior to each opera performance on the Main Stage, we present an introduction to the evening’s performance. They last around 20 minutes and are held at the Göteborg Opera Small Stage. Admission is free. Limited places available
Please note: introductions are presented in Swedish, and there is no introduction on the premiere performance.
Look up!
Next season’s experiences are almost here.
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