Singing defeats spectacle in the Met's latest La bohème.
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| Angel Blue and Dmytro Popov share a tender moment in Act III of La bohème. Photo by Marty Sohl Copyright 2017 The Metropolitan Opera. |
The Metropolitan Opera’s Franco Zeffirelli production of La bohème is the company's biggest export. Seen in films and commercials, this series of ginormous Parisian picture postcards can swallow up singers. With 250 people onstage at one point in Act II and a huge simulated blizzard in Act III, this show risks rendering the love story of Rodolfo and Mimì redundant in the face of its spectacle. However, thanks to a stellar cast of young singers and a fresh face on the podium, this current revival is quite possibly the Met’s best Bohème in many years.
