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Giacomo Puccini, David Parry, Cynthia Haymon
Puccini - La bohème / Haymon · O'Neill · Opie · McLaughlin · A. Miles · Dazeley · Shore · PO · Parry
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. La Boheme: Act I: Marcello - 'This Red Sea Passage Feels Deep And Chill To Me' - Puccini
2. La Boheme: Act I: 'Profound and Thoughtful!' - Puccini
3. La Boheme: Act I: 'Firewood' - Puccini
4. La Boheme: Act I: 'Hello' - Puccini
5. La Boheme: Act I: 'I'll Stay Here, I Must Complete My Article' - Puccini
6. La Boheme: Act I: 'No Inspiration' - Puccini
7. La Boheme: Act I: 'Oh! How Dreadful!' - Puccini
8. La Boheme: Act I: 'Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen!' (Rodolfo) - Puccini
9. La Boheme: Act I: 'Yes, I'm Always Called Mimi' - Puccini
10. La Boheme: Act I: 'Hey! Rodolfo!' - Puccini
11. La Boheme: Act I: 'Lovely Maid In The Moonlight' - Puccini
12. La Boheme: Act II: 'Come, Buy My Oranges!' - Puccini
13. La Boheme: Act II: 'What Is It?' - Puccini
14. La Boheme: Act II: 'Long Live Parpignol!' - Puccini
15. La Boheme: Act II: 'You Had Better Ask Me' - Puccini
16. La Boheme: Act II: 'As Thro' The Street I Wander' - Puccini
17. La Boheme: Act II: 'Who Had Him Bring It?' - Puccini
Track Listings (16) - Disc #2
1. La Boheme: 'Hallo! You Soldiers! Admit Us!' (Chorus, Customs Official, Musetta) - G. Puccini
2. La Boheme: 'Oh, Please Sir, Tell Me, Do You Know The Tavern' (Mimi, Customs Sargeant, Customs Official) - G. Puccini
3. La Boheme: 'Mimi!' - 'Mimi!' - 'I Hoped That I Would Find You Here' (Marcello, Mimi) - G. Puccini
4. La Boheme: 'Marcello, You're Outside Here' (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimi) - G. Puccini
5. La Boheme: 'Mimi Is Fickle-hearted' (Rodolfo, Marcello) - G. Puccini
6. La Boheme: 'Mimi's So Sickly, So Ailing' (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimi) - G. Puccini
7. La Boheme: 'To The Home That She Left' (Mimi) - G. Puccini
8. La Boheme: 'Then It Really Is Over' (Rodolfo, Mimi, Marcello, Musetta) - G. Puccini
9. La Boheme: 'In A Coupe' (Marcello, Rodolfo) - G. Puccini
10. La Boheme: 'Oh Mimi, Our Love Is Over' (Rodolfo, Marcello, Schaunard, Colline) - G. Puccini
11. La Boheme: 'Gavotta' (Colline, Marcello, Rodolfo, Schaunard) - G. Puccini
12. La Boheme: 'It's Mimi! It's Mimi Who Is With Me' (Musetta, Rodolfo, Schaunard, Mimi, Marcello) - G. Puccini
13. La Boheme: 'Venerable Garment, Listen' (Colline, Schaunard) - G. Puccini
14. La Boheme: 'Have They Left Us?' (Mimi, Rodolfo, Schaunard) - G. Puccini
15. La Boheme: 'Sleeping?' - 'Just Resting' (Musetta, Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimi) - G. Puccini
16. La Boheme: 'What Did The Doctor Say?' (Rodolfo, Marcello, Musetta, Schaunard, Colline) - G. Puccini

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CD Details

All Artists: Giacomo Puccini, David Parry, Cynthia Haymon, Dennis O'Neill, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Marie McLaughlin Alan Opie, William Dazeley, Andrew Shore Alastair Miles
Title: Puccini - La bohème / Haymon · O'Neill · Opie · McLaughlin · A. Miles · Dazeley · Shore · PO · Parry
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Chandos
Release Date: 7/21/1998
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 095115300824

Synopsis

Amazon.com

A thoughtful ensemble cast stars in this tender, introspective reading of La Bohème, and maestro David Parry ekes all of the emotionalism out of the opera's sadder moments. One might ask for more rambunctious comedy in the light scenes, especially those featuring Musetta--although Marie McLaughlin certainly sings beautifully enough--but then again, we might not be able to understand the words as well if the cast were allowed to run free. As it stands, Dennis O'Neill is an ardent Rodolfo missing only some sheer loveliness of sound, Cynthia Haymon's Mimi is handsomely sung and quite moving, and Alan Opie's Marcello is the good friend to Rodolfo. In short, a nice, believable La Bohème and complement to the best-known recorded version of Puccini's beloved masterpiece. --Robert Levine

CD Reviews

Greatness of La Bohème brought to the English-speaking world

benph | 01/21/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"La Bohème is already one of the greatest operas, and this beautifully done recording recently done by Chandos makes this opera accessible to those who don't speak Italian. The orchestration and singing are both terrific and the English libretto and commentary are included. Even if you are not normally a fan of opera, this recording could be an excellent introduction."