Runs Sep 23 – Oct 4, 2014
CAST
Frizza; Hong, Papatanasiu, Hymel, Kelsey, Lavrov, Soar, Maxwell
Production: Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer: Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler
Approximate running time 2 hrs. 55 min.
Franco Zeffirelli’s classic take on Puccini’s most popular opera, the immortal tale of tragic young love, is set among the rooftops of bohemian Paris. The role of the fragile Mimì is shared by Angela Gheorghiu, Kristine Opolais, and Hei-Kyung Hong; the love-sick poet Rodolfo is sung by Bryan Hymel and Ramón Vargas; Riccardo Frizza conducts.