Puccini’s La Bohème
Presented by Bernard Clarke.
Recorded in November at the Teatro Comunale in Florence.
Set on Christmas Eve in Paris around 1830, as the poet Rodolfo (Aquiles Machado) falls in love with the poor seamstress Mimi (Carmela Remigio). Stefano Antonucci is the painter Marcello and Musetta is sung by Alessandra Marianelli.
Zubin Mehta conducts the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Chorus and Orchestra.