Puccini: La Boheme

This DVD release captures the 2014 Malmö Opera production of La Bohème, acclaimed Irish director Orpha Phelan's third with this company. The production brings Puccini's famous bohemians into the present day, emphasizing the universal nature of young lives and tragedies while also picking up on today's issues of urban poverty and gentrification. • Colorful and attractively dynamic in it's use of distinctive Parisian carousels as stage sets, this production was received to great acclaim. Skanska Dagbladet remarked on "outstanding performances in both singing and acting. The audience responded with ovations to tear down the theatre.