Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other title: | Behind the scenes of La Bohème with Franco Zeffirelli.
Zeffirelli on Bohème.
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| Other uniform titles: | Stratas, Teresa.
Scotto, Renata, 1934-
Carreras, José.
Stilwell, Richard.
Monk, Allan.
Morris, James, 1947-
Zeffirelli, Franco.
Browning, Kirk, 1921-2008
D'Alessio, Clemente.
Levine, James, 1943-
Stivender, David, 1933-1990.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Bohème.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Bohème
Searchinger, Gene. Behind the scenes of La Bohème with Franco Zeffirelli.
Live from the Met (Television program)
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| Other authors / contributors: | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Paramount Home Video (Firm)
Equinox Films, Inc.
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| Notes: | First work is an opera in 4 acts.
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.
Originally recorded for the Live from the Met television program.
Alternate title for 2nd work on container: Zeffirelli on Bohème.
"2365"--Container and videocassettte label.
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; conductor, James Levine ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; chorus master, David Stivender.
Teresa Stratas, Renata Scotto, José Carreras, Richard Stilwell, Allan Monk, James Morris.
Videorecording of the performance taped on January 16, 1982, at the Metropolitan Opera.
VHS; stereo, Hi-fi. Dolby system.
First work sung in Italian with English subtitles; second work is in English.
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| Summary: | The relationships of two Bohemians and their sweethearts develop stormily until both couples separate. While the two men are lamenting their loneliness in their Paris attic, one of the girl friends comes for help for the other who has consumption and wants to be taken to her lover to die. The opera is followed by a special program showing behind the scenes preparation for the production (20 min).
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