One of my all-time favorite opera videos is the Australian Opera's 1993 video of Puccini's La Bohème. The action is updated to the 1950's, with a good-looking cast that sings quite pleasantly, sometimes in leather jackets. The production and stage direction are quite interesting. The stage director is Baz Luhrmann, well known as the director of the recent movie Moulin Rouge. The video director is Geoffrey Nottage. The cast including David Hobson as Rodolfo, Cheryl Barker as Mim&irave;, and Christine Douglas as Musetta, and the Australian Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Julian Smith. It can be ordered used on VHS (for North America) from some vendors at amazon.com.
CAST
Cheryl Barker--Mim�
Christine Douglas--Musetta
David Hobson--Rodolfo
Roger Lemke--Marcello
David Lemke--Schaunard
Gary Rowley--Colline
Australian Opera Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Julian Smith
Baz Luhrmann--Stage director
Geoffrey Nottage--Video director
113 minutes
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A San Francisco performance of La Bohème with Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti can be ordered on DVD (for Europe and Japan) from amazon.co.uk.
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Puccini - La Boheme [The Metropolitan Opera HD Live 2008]
Angela Gheorghiu, Ainhoa Arteta, Ramon Vargas, Ludovic Tezier, Nicola Luisotti
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Puccini: La Bohème, Cristina Gallardo-Domas, Marcelo Alvarez, Chorus and Orhcestra of La Scala conducted by Bruno Bartoletti
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La Bohème starring Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón
DVD, amazon.com
DVD, amazon.co.uk
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La Bohème, Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto, José Carreras
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