La Bohème (1965)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 16, 1965Release Date
La Bohème (1965)
1h 45m
Running Time
January 16, 1965Release Date
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Plot.
In the early 1960s two artistic giants, conductor Herbert von Karajan and director Franco Zeffirelli, joined forces to create this milestone production of Puccini’s masterpiece at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. Filmed in that legendary opera house in 1965, with Zeffireli himself directing for the cameras, this “Bohème” has been acclaimed universally for its unique theatrical impact and visual splendour. Starring the young Mirella Freni in her carreer-making performance. – For the first time the full dimension of opera on film.
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Cast & Crew.
Mirella Freni
Mimi
Adriana Martino
Musetta
Gianni Raimondi
Rodolfo, ein Poet
Rolando Panerai
Marcello, ein Maler
Rolando Panerai
Marcello, ein Maler
Gianni Maffeo
Schaunard, ein Musiker
Ivo Vinco
Colline, ein Philosoph
Wilhelm Semmelroth
Director
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La Bohème is a 1965 West German film production of the 1896 opera of the same name by Puccini, filmed in a Milan studio and recorded at the Munich Opera. The film director and producer and set designer was the Italian director Franco Zeffirelli; Herbert von Karajan conducted the chorus and orchestra of La Scala and was the artistic supervisor. This is not a stage live recording: the singers mime to their own pre-recordings.Deutsche Grammophon released the film for home media in analog VHS tape format in 1988 and in Digital Video Disc (DVD) format in 1996, 2002 and 2006.