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| Giacomo Puccini operas |
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• Manon Lescaut (1893) • La bohème (1896) • Tosca (1900) • Madama Butterfly (1904) • La fanciulla del West (1910) • Il trittico (Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi) (1918) • Turandot (1926) |
“La bohème” by Giacomo Puccini
Paperback libretto with side-by-side translation
Read La bohème with the original libretto and a clear English translation printed on facing pages.
See on Amazon – $14.99 →Premiere / date of written: 1 February 1896
The world première performance of La bohème took place in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio and was conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. The opera quickly became popular throughout Italy.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
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| 1 |
Italian
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Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| 2 |
Italian
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Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| 3 |
German
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| 4 |
English
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| 5 |
French
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B. Vierne |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
History
- 1896 February 1 — World premiere (first performance) of Giacomo Puccini’s opera "La bohème" at Teatro Regio, Turin (conducted by Arturo Toscanini).
- 1900 November 9 — Metropolitan Opera premiere of Puccini’s "La Bohème" in New York.
Images
Printed Editions
| Year | Edition | Publisher | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | La bohème: Side-by-Side Italian–English Opera Libretto | DM’s Opera Series |
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Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977
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Mimì - Renata Scotto, Musetta - Maralin Niska, Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti, Marcello - Ingvar Wixell, Colline - Paul Plishka, Schaunard - Allan Monk |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 4025 (2005) |
$45.93 |
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