La bohème at The National Theatre

Dates: (8/28/2016 - 4/9/2017 )

Theatre:

The National Theatre

Národní 2
Praha 1,Praha 1 110 00

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Tickets: CZK 100.00 - CZK 1290.00

Running Time: Approximate running time, including intermission: 2 hours, 15 minutes, one 20-minute intermission.

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In the last decade of the 19th century, new themes taken over from contemporary realistic literature began appearing in Italian opera. Emil Zola’s literary Naturalism, purged of Romantic idealisation, strove to depict the world with all its attendant suffering, while the same path was also taken by Italian verismo, focusing on themes whose action, replete with passion, many a time led to a violent ending.
The Paris-based painter and writer Henry Murger’s book Scenes de la vie de boheme, published in 1851, was a great success and Puccini immediately sensed the enormous dramatic potential in the work. The moving story of the love between the poet Rodolfo and the tender Mimi, who is not destined to live long, and of the friendship of four young Montmartre artists was an ideal theme for an opera. It was premiered on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio in Turin, conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
The inspired and elegant La bohéme production, directed by Ond?ej Havelka, was nominated for Production of the Year 2008 in the traditional Divadelní noviny poll, while Christina Vasileva and Svatopluk Sem were shortlisted for the Thalia Award 2008 for their portrayals of Mimi and Marcello, respectively.

Authors

Cast and Creative team for La bohème at The National Theatre

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Musical preparation: Ondrej Lenárd
Conductor: Tomáš Brauner, Ji?í Štrunc
Stage director: Ond?ej Havelka
Sets: Martin ?erný
Costumes: Jana Zbo?ilová
Chorus master: Adolf Melichar
Choreography: Jana Hanušová
Dramaturgy: Jitka Slavíková

Rodolfo

Peter Berger
Tomáš ?erný
Richard Samek

Marcello

Martin Bárta
Ji?í Hájek
Svatopluk Sem

Mimi

Maria Kobielska
Pavla Vykopalová

Musetta

Marie Fajtová
Jana Sibera

Schaunard

Martin Matoušek
František Zahradní?ek

Colline

Miloš Horák
Ivo Hrachovec
Ji?í Sulženko

Benoit

Aleš Hendrych
Roman Vocel

Alcindoro

Lubomír Havlák

Parpignol

Jan Ondrá?ek
Ond?ej Socha

Sergeant

Libor Novák
Peter Pale?ek
Dalibor Pavelka

Customs officer

Tomáš Kyndl
Nikola Tašev

Waiter

Petr Jirsa

Corporal

Ji?í N?me?ek

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