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    It was at midnight on December 10th 1895 that Giacomo Puccini laid down his pen after finishing La Bohème, he was so moved by the death of Mimì that he wept. "Standing in the middle of the sudy," he later wrote "alone in the silence of the night, I began to weep like a child. It was as though I had seen my own child die"
    From-- Puccini: The Man and His Music by William Weaver

    So here we are and La Bohème has come to LA. It seems I spend too much money on going to the theatre. It's SO worth it. Here I go again... Anyone want to join me? I am going to go see it January 9th I think. I hope it's done well...

    So who else around here appreciates this kind of thing?
    The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    I adore opera, but haven't really been to any professional ones. Can you provide more info about the event? I'd love to go.

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      Originally posted by sSsflamesSs I adore opera, but haven't really been to any professional ones. Can you provide more info about the event? I'd love to go.
      This is not going to be the musical version of the opera (and by musical I mean like the movie). It is the opera itself. =)It is being put on at the Ahmanson Theatre, in downtown LA, giving you a chance to get to know the much loved area around USC. Woowoo. Downtown is actually a cool place, once you figure out where you can and can't drive. hehe. Anyway back to La Bohème. It will run from Friday January 9 to sometime in March. You should get your tickets early, they are selling them all over the internet right now. I bet the USC ticket office might have them too. For a discount, which is nice. The next best way to get cheaper tickets is to go the night of the show and get something that I think they call the starving student tickets. Those are the one's they still have left at the last minute and sell off for much much cheaper than regular. Good seats too sometimes. I don't really think there are BAD seats at the Ahmanson, I haven't really looked to find any, but at first glance at least it's not like the Kodak Theatre where just looking at the higher rows of seats is enough to give me vertigo and the heebie jeebies.

      Again, back to La Bohème...
      Some information regarding the opera itself:

      La Bohème: opera in 4 acts, music by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), first performed on 1st February 1896 at the Teatro Regio, Turin.

      The protagonists:
      Mimì (soprano); Rodolfo (tenor), a poet; Marcello (baritone), a painter; Musetta (soprano); Colline (bass), a philosopher; Schaunard (baritone), a musician; Bénoit (bass), landlord; Parpignol (tenor), a toy-seller; Alcindoro (bass), a Councillor; a Customs Officer (bass); a Sergeant (bass)

      Townspeople, merchants, peasants

      Location: Christmastime Paris; circa. 1830

      Enjoy!
      Last edited by ckBejug; 12-10-2003, 10:02 AM.
      The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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        The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. -- F. Scott Fitzgerald

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          wow i am shocked to find a thread on the subject of opera, wow :P

          it makes me feel awesome to see people appreciate my artform/occupation, just the music in general is music for the soul, the mind and the body.

          music is so universal, its something we all bond in, no matter if our tastes differ in different ways.

          but the root of it all is classical, you might like rock or rap, but have you ever noticed if you slow it down, it is like a classical piece ? or every aspect of it is the basic form of a classical masterpiece.

          anyway , i feel good when i see people appreciating fine art/ high class music, it makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside and junk hehe

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