Thursday, June 05, 2025

La Bohème, San Francisco Opera


Samuel Kidd as Schaunard, Bogdan Talos as Colline, Pene Pati as Rodolfo, Karen Chia-ling Ho as Mimì, and Lucas Meachem as Marcello in Puccini’s "La Bohème."

Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera

A winning cast and sharp work by the revival director make this one a hit.

  • Joshua Kosman, On a Pacific Aisle. Loves the direction and singers, but not the conducting.
  • Lisa Hirsch, SFCV & S.F. Chronicle. At the primo, I really liked the conducting, which seemed expansive. Watching the third performance on the livestream, I found the conducting more sluggish than expansive. I'm also seeing the alternate cast, so, I'll see what I think then.
  • Gabe Meline, KQED
  • Michael Strickland, SF Civic Center, liked the conducting.
  • Charlies Tiee, The Opera Tattler
  • Stephen Smoliar, The Rehearsal Studio

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