LIVE STREAMING OCTOBER 13, 2019
La Bohème
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Opera in four acts
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
based on the novel Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henry Murger
Mimì Maria Teresa Leva
Musetta Lucrezia Drei
Rodolfo, poet Matteo Desole
Marcello, painter Carlo Seo
Schaunard, musician Fellipe Oliveira
Colline, philosopher Maharram Huseynov
Parpignol, street vendor Roberto Carli
Benoît, landlord / Alcindoro, State Councilor Gianluca Lentini
Sergeant of the customs officers Paolo Marchini
Customs officer Stefano Cescatti
Conductor Aldo Sisillo
Director Leo Nucci
Assistant Director Salvo Piro
Sets Carlo Centolavigna
Costumes Artemio Cabassi
Lighting Claudio Schmid
ITALIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
MODENA LYRIC CHOIR
Choir Master Stefano Colò
CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF THE MODENA MUNICIPAL THEATER FOUNDATION
Children’s Choir Master Paolo Gattolin
In collaboration with the school La Carovana
NEW PRODUCTION
in co-production with Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Modena, Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, Opéra de Marseille
Opening the new opera season at the Teatro Comunale Luciano Pavarotti in Modena on Friday, October 11 and Sunday, October 13, 2019, will be La bohème, in a new production by the Modena theater in co-production with Fondazione Teatri di Piacenza, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini and, for the stage setting only, with the Opéra de Marseille. The title is presented as part of the celebrations dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti within the context of Modena City of Belcanto and inaugurates a new project that includes the performance of operas interpreted by the tenor in order of debut. It is with this Puccini masterpiece that Pavarotti sang his first role, in Reggio Emilia in 1961 and shortly after, on May 4, in Modena. The direction is by Leo Nucci, a true star of the opera world, who performed alongside Pavarotti in great successes and historic performances. At the Modena theater, where he celebrated his fifty-year career in 2017, Leo Nucci was appreciated for directing L’amico Fritz in January 2016. In the role of the tenorissimo will sing Matteo Desole, one of the young talents trained in Modena by Raina Kabaivanska before performing on prestigious stages such as La Scala in Milan and the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. The musical direction is entrusted to Aldo Sisillo, director of the Teatro Comunale di Modena.
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MUNICIPAL THEATER OF MODENA
The Municipal Theater of Modena was inaugurated in 1841 under the name Theater of the Illustrious Community. Throughout its history, it has preserved its beauty intact and has not undergone any significant structural transformation. As it stands today, the Theater, is the result of a thorough historical-conservative restoration that restored it to its original splendor and adjusted to all modern safety standards.
