Study Guide
Study Guide Contents
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Beginner's Guide to Opera
- Who's Who At the Opera
- The Lyric Opera House
- BOC Education Programs
- A Bibliography of Selected Readings
- Education Resources
2007-2008 SEASON
2006-2007 SEASON
2005-2006 SEASON
2004-2005 SEASON
2003-2004 SEASON
2002-2003 SEASON
PREVIOUS OPERAS
La Bohème
The Bohemians
Discography
CD:
Decca 21049
Freni, Pavarotti
Berliner Philharmoniker
cond. Herbert von Karajan
Polygram 448725
Tebaldi, Bergonzi
Accademia di Santa Cecilia
cond. Tullio Serafin
DVD:
Image Entertainment B00006LPE9
Baker, Hobson
Opera Australia
cond. Julian Smith
dir. Baz Luhrmann
Universal B000063DLU
Freni, Raimondi
Teatro alla Scala
cond. Herbert von Karajan
dir. Franco Zeffirelli
- The Opera at a Glance
- About the Composer – Giacomo Puccini
- About the Librettists – Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
- The Story
- Origins of the Characters in Puccini’s La Bohème
- Perspectives on an Aria: "Donde lieta"
- Perspectives on the Role of Rodolfo
- What is Tuberculosis?
- The Operas of Puccini
- Discography/Videography