Notes: | 2nd version: Program notes and synopsis in English with German and French translations, libretto in Italian with English, German, and French translations ([106] p.) linked to from website. Libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. Opera in 4 acts. Previously released as a compact disc. Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). 1st version: Daniela Dessì, Giuseppe Sabbatini, Paolo Gavanelli, vocals ; supporting soloists ; Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Bologna ; Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor. 2nd version: Mirella Freni, Mariella Adani, sopranos ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Mario Basiola, Jr., Mario Sereni, baritones ; Ferruccio Mazzoli, bass ; other soloists ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma ; Thomas Schippers, conductor. 1st version: Recorded live in Bologna, Italy. 2nd version: Recorded Sept. 24-26, 1962 and July 27-Aug. 1, 1963, Opera House, Rome. Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Classical music library). Available via World Wide Web. Sung in Italian.
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