Welsh National Opera - La bohème Reviews
16 April 2024
Anita Hartig (Mimi)
Anita Hartig (Mimi), Alex Vicens (Rodolfo)
Gary Griffiths (Schaunard), David Soar (Colline), Anita Hartig (Mimi), Alex Vicens (Rodolfo)

Performance reviews

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La bohème

Welsh National Opera


No. of reviews: 8

WNO’s new ‘Bohème’ will be drenching hankies for years to come
23 Jun 12 / The Birmingham Post
It has directness, flair, gritty shaping and in Hartig it has a star Mimì
12 Jun 12 / Opera Britannia
The young bohemians are well cast
10 Jun 12 / The Observer
Why bother to create an 'Edwardian' atmosphere if you're not going to take full advantage of it?
7 Jun 12 / South Wales Argus
Welsh National Opera’s La Boheme is a feast of the senses celebrating La Belle Epoque
7 Jun 12 / The Stage
A triumph without tricks
5 Jun 12 / Telegraph
Location, location, location appears to have been a maxim for Welsh National Opera's new La Bohème
4 Jun 12 / The Guardian
Touching new staging proves Puccini's mastery of dramatic and musical pacing
3 Jun 12 / The Arts Desk
New face: Anita Hartig
Anita Hartig is enjoying special success as Mimi in Puccini’s La Bohème, finds Rupert Christiansen.
Production details
Cast
Dixon/Vicens, Hartig/Allen, Kempster, Griffiths, Soar, Valentine
(c) Rizzi (d) Arden
Performance dates
1, 3, 6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 June 2012 (Cardiff and Birmingham)
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