![]() Sunday and Friday performances of La Bohème feature the company debuts of Jennifer Black as Mimì, Michael Fabiano as Rodolfo, and Keith Phares as Marcello. “To call the young Sardinian tenor a spectacular talent is to do him less than justice: this is an artist not merely spectacular but profound and potentially great,” wrote The Seattle Times of Demuro.Īlso returning for La Bohème are Norah Amsellem as Musetta and former Seattle Opera Young Artist Michael Todd Simpson as Marcello.īoth sang in Seattle Opera’s 2011 Carmen, as Micaëla and Escamillo, respectively. debut with the company that same year, as Alfredo in La traviata. ![]() Liù’s death scene tore at the heart.”Ĭaballero made her Seattle Opera debut in 2009 as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, and Demuro made his U.S. Opening night of La Bohème stars Elizabeth Caballero as the ill-fated Mimì, who falls in love with her neighbor Rodolfo, sung by tenor Francesco Demuro.įollowing Caballero’s 2011 performance as Liù in Lyric Opera Kansas City’s Turandot, music critic Alex Ross praised the soprano, writing for The New Yorker that she “sang Liù in sensuously glowing tones, her charged legato shaping the music into cogent paragraphs. With a great group of Bohemians, one of the most exciting conductors I know in Carlo Montanaro, and a great director in Tomer Zvulun, this La Bohème should be a delight for those who love the opera and a great experience for first-time operagoers.” He shares the role with another terrific young tenor, Michael Fabiano. “Demuro’s career has exploded since then, and I am thrilled he is coming back to sing Rodolfo for us. debut of the talented young Sardinian tenor Francesco Demuro in 2009,” says Speight Jenkins, General Director of Seattle Opera. “Seattle Opera had the honor of presenting the U.S. La Bohème returns to Seattle Opera on February 23, running for 10 performances through March 10. ![]() Seattle- Seattle Opera continues its 2012/13 season next month with 10 performances of one of the most popular operas ever composed.Īt turns joyful and heartbreaking, Puccini’s La Bohème tells an unforgettable story of impoverished young people who are rich in friendship, love, and passion. ![]()
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