La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. April 2010

Yesterday, 8. April 2010, took place the Benefit Gala performance of Franco Zeffirelli's production of Puccini's La Bohème, starring Anna Netrebko as Mimi and Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo. This was the second and last opportunity of the season to see together the couple Netrebko-Beczala in La Bohème at the Wiener Staatsoper. The performance was sold out, despite the higher prices of the tickets.

La Bohème

Music by Giacomo Puccini

Text in Italian by Giuseppe Giacosa und Luigi Illica, based on Henry Murger's novel "Scènes de la Vie de Bohème"

Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. April 2010

Musical Direction: Constantinos Carydis

Production: Franco Zeffirelli

Set designer: Franco Zeffirelli

Costume designer: Marcel Escoffier

Chorus master: Thomas Lang

Mimi: Anna Netrebkoª

Musetta: Anita Hartig

Rodolfo: Piotr Beczalaª

Marcello: Boaz Daniel

Schaunard: Eijiro Kai

Colline: Janusz Monarcha

Benoît: Alfred Sramek

Alcindoro: Alfred Sramek

Parpignol: Martin Müller

Sergeant: Gerhard Panzenböck

Officer: Johannes Gisser

Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsopera

About the Opera

Synopsis

Press Reviews

[1] Die Netrebko zum zweiten und vorläufig letzten Mal als Mimi in Wien 8. April 2010 | Der Neue Merker | Renate Wagner | 9. April 2010

Photos

Piotr Beczala, Anna Netrebko, Constantinos Carydis, Anita Hartig, Boaz Daniel and Janusz Monarcha at the final curtain calls, La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. April 2010. Photo: Georg

Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala at the signature session after the performance, La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. April 2010. Photo: Georg

Anna Netrebko and Piotr Beczala at the signature session after the performance, La Bohème, Wiener Staatsoper, Wien 8. April 2010. Photo: Georg