La Bohème at Opera Holland Park | The Arbuturian
There are two big stars in Opera Holland Park's new production of La Bohème. Katie Bird's Mimi rides Puccini's great melodic rollers with ease and a luminous clarity, while the City of London Sinfonia, conducted by George Jackson, play quite wonderfully a score that was intended for a somewhat larger orchestra. Notwithstanding the great swell of Puccini's score, Bohème is, at heart, though, an intense and intimate opera. Its most touching moments – the first meeting of Mimi and Rodolfo in an icy garret, Mimi's heartbroken conversation with Marcello about Rodolfo...