Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazon: La Boheme for young lovers
TobiasWhat is also noticeable about this rendition of “La Boheme” is the relative tender age of many involved – making “youth” an important factor of their interpretation. “La Bohème is for young people who really feel the story”, Anna Netrebko stated, “And we fitted right in there." To Rolano Villazon and her alike, the work is about feelings of love and lust awakening in the Spring and about the “realness” of the relationship between Mimi and Rodolfo. “The most beautiful moment in La Bohème for me is when Mimì tells Rodolfo in the last act that he's the love of her life. This is one of the most expressive passages in all of Puccini”, according to Villazon, “And in our production we tried to make a particularly intimate scene of it."
Recipients of the Deutsche Grammophon’s newsletter have been able to pre-listen to a new song from the album every week and this project is said to continue. Alternatively, you can visit the special microsite for the project, to see Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon and Bertrand de Billy talk about “La Boheme” and their personal view on the project.
Picture by Felix Broede
Homepage: Anna Netrebko
Homepage: Rolando Villazon
Homepage: Bertrand de Billy
Homepage: Deutsche Grammophon
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