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December 06, 2006
La Boheme
Unfriggin' believeable. Chis and I were season subsribers to the Canadian Opera Company for years. We love, no, adore the opera. Last night, we saw La Boheme at the Met. I have never seen such an exquisite performance in anything, ever. Mexican tenor Rolando Villazon performed the role of Rodolfo. In the final act, when Mimi dies, his final adoring cries to her are piercing, full of anger, longing and love. Mimi, performed by Anna Netrebko, was also outstanding. The duets by these two highly talented performers were truly spine-tingling. The sets were incredible - the third act, outside of an inn, was set behind a veil of gauze, lending an eerie, damp, snowy feeling that lends perfectly to the emotions as the lovers decide to split. Placido Domingo conducted, and while the timing occassionally seemed a little off, the performance was spectacular. We may now have to go to see Rent again.
Posted by dave at December 6, 2006 09:50 AM