La Bohème by PucciNi (sung in English)
In the first of four programmes the distinguished opera singer Sir Geraint Evans gives guidance to young singers in the portrayal of operatic characters. La Bohème-the tragic story of doomed love between Mimi and the Bohemian Rodolfo - must be one of the most popular and moving operas of all time, and Sir Geraint shows how, by constant attention to detail - by thinking through the character-performances can be dramatically convincing as well as musically satisfying; with HELEN LAWSON as Mimi GORDON CHRISTIE as Rodolfo JENNIFER RHYS-DAVIES as Musetta MARTIN NELSON as Colline KEITH LATHAM as Marcello PHILLIP GUY-BROMLEY as Schaunard RICHARD SUART as Benoit
Scenes staged by CHRISTOPHER RENSHAW Repetiteur INGRID SURGENOR Costumes CELIA PYE
Sound HARRY THOMAS. Lighting OLIVER DYER Designer PAULINE HARRISON Producer DAVID BUCKTON