INCREASINGLY BOHEMIAN BOHÈMES PART 2
PUCCINI’S LA BOHÈME has been a recurring opera here at SimanaitisSays. Yesterdays’s Part 1 described its 1977 TV premiere; “Create One’s Own La Bohème” was D.I.Y. Today in Part 2, … Continue reading
January 8, 2021 · Leave a comment
INCREASINGLY BOHEMIAN BOHÈMES PART 1
OPERA IS ALIVE and well. I recently enjoyed three remotely viewed productions of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, one from 1977, another from 1981, and the third—the most bohemian—a 2020 production. … Continue reading
January 7, 2021 · Leave a comment
SLAKING OPERATIC THIRST PART 1
SINGING OPERA GENERATES quite a thirst. Here, in Parts 1 and 2, today and tomorrow, are tidbits on operatic taverns, inns, and similar hostelries, especially those with more than a … Continue reading
September 4, 2019 · Leave a comment
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