Puccini - La Boheme

Puccini - La Boheme

Puccini - La Boheme
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Bertrand De Billy
Orchestra: Bayerischen Rundfunks
Performer: Anna Netrebko
Performer: Rolando Villazon
Performer: Boaz Daniel
Performer: Nicole Cabell
Performer: Stephane Degout
Performer: Vitalij Kowaljow
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2008-06-10
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. "Questo Mar Rosso mi ammollisce e assidera"
  2. "Pensier profondo!"
  3. "Legna!" /"Sigari!"
  4. "Si pu??" /"Chi ? l??"
  5. "Io resto per terminar l'articolo"
  6. "Chi ? l?!?" /"Scusi"
  7. "Si sente meglio?"
  8. "Che gelida manina"
  9. "S?. Mi chiamano Mim?"
  10. "Ehi ! Rodolfo!"
  11. "O soave fanciulla"
  12. "Aranci, datteri! Caldi i marroni!"
  13. "Chi guardi?"
  14. "Viva Parpignol!"
  15. "Ch'io beva del tossico!"
  16. "Quando men vo"
  17. "Chi l'ha richiesto?"
Music CD 2
  1. "Oh? l?, le guardie! Aprite!"
  2. "Sa dirmi, scusi, qual'? l'osteria"
  3. "Mim??!/"Speravo di trovarvi qui"
  4. "Marcello, finalmente!"
  5. "Mim? ? una civetta"
  6. "Mim? ? tanto malata!"
  7. "D'onde lieta usc?"
  8. "Dunque ? proprio finita!"
  9. "In un coup??"
  10. "O Mim?, tu pi? non torni"
  11. "Che ora sia?"
  12. "Gavotta!" /"Minuetto!"
  13. "C'? Mim? che mi segue e che sta male"
  14. "Vecchia zimarra, senti"
  15. "Sono andati? Fingevo di dormire"
  16. "Che avvien?"
  17. "Che ha detto il medico?"

Music reviews of Puccini - La Boheme

Music Review: For Villazon, a triumph, and the rest is very good
Rating: 4 Stars

Because it's recorded so often, La Boheme has accumulated a host of fine recordings, but this new one, made in Munich as a concert performance in 2007, doesn't quite rise to the top. It's been hyped for the pairing of Netrebko and Villazon and critically sneered at because Villazon doesn't dare the high C in 'Che gelida manina' or the succeeding duet in Act 1. Listening on purely musical grounds, I think Villazon has proved himself at last: his is a fully realized, ardent Rodolfo who holds your attention from first to last. He's got personality, and his voice encompasses a lovely range of feelings.

Except for this one golden nugget, the rest varies from average to very good. I'd put Netrebko in the very good department, for her beauty, steady stream of appealing tone, obvious chemistry with Villazon, and for the bald fact that opera needs new stars to survive. As a convincing Mimi, however, she's rather blank at times -- as in her aria CDs, the Italian language isn't congenial to her; she simply sings one word after another. The bototm line is that for all her positives, Netrebko is essentially a Slavic soprano who will never be fully at home in Verdi or Puccini compared to so many great singers who have triumphed in their operas.

But is that so important? In the star-struck pairing of Alagna and Gheorghiu, she is the musical standout and he isn't; here the roles are reversed. As a tomantic couple onstage, Netrebko and Villazon will continue to be big box office (if the tenor recovers from whatever vocal problems he's been afflicted with, and the rumored psycholgical distress linked to them). As for the rest of this Boheme, conductor De Billy is professional and has his moments of tenderness, giving a nice shape to Puccini's romantic lingering. The two other principals, Nicole Cabell as Musetta and Boaz Daniel as Marcello, won't be making any career breakthroughs here -- she is sturdy and steady but lacks charm; he is considerably better but doesn't stay in the mind. Orchestra and recorded sound are first-rate.

I'm surprised that only seven reviews have preceded this one -- did DG's media blitz fail to attract interest? For me, this La Boheme will be memorable as a musical step up for Villazon, who shines twice as bright as anyone else.

Description of Puccini - La Boheme

The hottest soprano/tenor combination in opera today follow up their sensational pairing in "La Traviata", portraying another immortal star-crossed couple in Puccini's "La Boh?me." A youthful cast bring a special authenticity and enthusiasm to this timeless tale of bohemians in Paris. Recorded in concert, with the excitement and spontaneity of a live performance; but in studio-like conditions, for superior sound quality. Classic FM raved about the performances: "We get a Latinate passionate Rodolfo and a more delicately responsive Mim?, who blossoms under the warmth of the other's yearning into a full declaration of love at the end." The perfect new recording of his most popular opera with which to celebrate the Puccini year (150th anniversary of his birth in 1858)

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