LA BOHEME TRANSPORTS AUDIENCES TO PICTURESQUE PARIS

Australian audiences can experience historic Parisian life during the much-loved traditional opera; La bohème. Palace Opera & Ballet in conjunction with The Royal Opera present La bohème in March for an exclusive season at eight selected Palace location across Australia.

Teeming with period detail, John Copley’s definitive production is traditional opera at its best. From a shabby garret to the bustling Café Momus to a snowy courtyard at dawn, this minutely observed panorama of 1830s Parisian life, designed by Julia Trevelyan Oman, conjures emotions and atmosphere ranging from joy to tragedy, in large-scale crowd scenes and intimate tableaux.
In Puccini’s depiction of the tender and ultimately tragic love between Mimì (Kovalevska) and Rodolfo (Popov) he achieved an immediacy, warmth and humanity that have rarely been equalled.

Palace brings the grandeur of Europe’s finest stages to Australian cinemas with this brand new production from The Royal Opera House.

“Maija Kovalevska’s powerful sound is wonderfully even with a silvered purity, and in character she’s grandly flirtatious” **** The Independent

“Boyish bravado, tenderness, urgency, tragedy – they skip from one to the other (flawlessly)” **** The Guardian

Director: John Copley, Conductor Mark Elder Cast: Dmytro Popov, Maija Kovalevska, Stefania Dovhan and Audun Iversen Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
La bohème screens on March 1, 2, 3 & 6 at the following cinema venues:-
Melbourne: Palace Balwyn, Palace Brighton Bay, Palace
Sydney: Palace Norton, Palace Verona
Brisbane: Palace Barracks
Adelaide: Palace Nova Eastend