Puccini: La Bohème (2-Vinyl LP) – Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni
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Puccini: La Bohème (2-Vinyl LP) – Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Artists: Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni, Rolando Panerai, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elizabeth Harwood, Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Decca
Release Date: November 22, 2024
Puccini, Pavarotti, Karajan – a combination that reached its unrivalled climax in October 1972 in a masterful recording of La Bohème at the Jesus Christ Church in Berlin. Puccini’s opera continues to touch and inspire opera lovers worldwide.
Luciano Pavarotti, who once made his operatic debut as Rodolfo, later made the role his own, and in this recording presents himself in his ravishing vocal prime. Together with his singing partner for decades, Mirella Freni, and a stellar cast of soloists, and under the direction of Herbert von Karajan, a recording was made that remains groundbreaking to this day.
To mark the 100th anniversary of Puccini’s death, a high-quality box set has been released using a new 24-bit 192 kHz high-definition transfer from the original master tapes. For this vinyl edition, the LPs have been cut at Abbey Road Studios and are pressed on 180gm vinyl. Also included is a meticulously researched and lavishly presented hardback book housed in a deluxe rigid slipcase, including full libretto (with translation), an extended new essay, facsimiles from the original booklet, features about the main artists and original session photographs.
History
La Bohème
One of the most popular operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s timeless masterpiece, La Bohème made its world première on February 1,1896, at the Teatro Regio in Turin, where it was conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
Set in Paris, in the 1830s, the near-destitute artist Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm on Christmas Eve in their Latin Quarter garret by feeding the stove with pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. When Mimì, their neighbor, knocks on the door asking to borrow a candle she and Rodolfo
meet. Thus begins a fateful relationship as the two struggle to sustain their love against the challenges of poverty, jealousy and physical decline.
The Metropolitan Opera staged La Bohème for the first time on December 26,1900, with Luigi Mancinelli conducting. Since then it has been performed at the Met over a thousand times. Its 2018/2019 season production was hailed by the New York Times as “A thrilling La Bohème … radiating warmth … luxury cast”.
Puccini died in Brussels on November 29, 1924. The news of his death reached Rome during a performance of La Bohème. The opera was immediately stopped and the orchestra played Chopin’s Funeral March for the stunned audience.
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