La Boheme (DVD)

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A Boheme you can believe in. -The New York Times

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In the early 1960s, Herbert von Karajan joined forces with the world-famous stage director Franco Zeffirelli for a milestone production of La Boheme.

Filmed at the famed Teatro alla Scala in 1965 and directed for the cameras by Zeffirelli himself, this production was acclaimed for its revelatory treatment of the central two acts.

This DVD features the young Mirella Freni in her career-making performance as she showcases her superb singing and excellent acting.

Mirella Freni, Soprano; Adriane Martino, Mezzo-Soprano; Franco Ricciardi, Gianni Raimondi, Angelo Mercuriali, Tenors; Ivo Vinco, Carlo Forti, Carlo Badioli, Basses; Rolando Panerai, Gianni Maffeo, Baritones; Giuseppe Morresi, Bass-Baritone; Chorus & Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan; Herbert von Karajan, Conductor.