Puccini - La Bohème - Karajan, Freni, Raimondi - Zeffirelli, 1965DVD9 - NTSC - 4:3 - All Regions - Italian - LPCM, DTS - 103 min.
Subs: German/English/French/Spanish/Italian/Chinese
Released 2006
Franco Zeffirelli's 1963 Milan production of La Bohème, preserved in this 1965 film, provides a richly satisfying take on Puccini's much-loved romantic tragedy. The staging is opulent, not least in the way Zeffirelli opens up the Café Momus and turns it into a warm, vibrant haven for the bohemians and their followers. But it's the relationships that really matter here. Puccini's score--conducted with restrained passion by Herbert von Karajan--develops in a wonderfully linear way, with some of his most intensely moving arias and duets underpinning the evolution of the bohemian artists, particularly Rodolfo and Marcello, from immature egotists to rounded human beings, touched by tragedy.
Actors: Mirella Freni, Gianni Raimondi, Rolando Panerai, Adriana Martino, Teatro alla Scala Orchestra and Chorus
Find more Details at Deutsche Grammophon - La Bohème
