The writer, the lover, the artist, the flirt – a tale of love and tragedy, indulgence and excess await at Theatr Mwldan on Friday 24th September as OperaUpClose, one of operas most talked about new companies, bring us an electric new version of Puccini’s La Bohème with a talented, classically trained young cast.
Fresh from a record breaking sell-out 5-month run at the Cock Tavern in Kilburn, London, LA BOHÈME is transported to the gritty realism of the present day Britain from 1830s Bohemian Paris. The inspirational experience of Puccini’s music is brought to an intimate staging with a young cast and chorus. This production has been conceived to make LA BOHÈME as visceral, funny, accessible and emotionally engaging for audiences as its first performance in 1896.
The timeless story of LA BOHÈME begins on Christmas Eve and revolves around Mimi and Rodolfo, profoundly in love but unable to find a way to make their relationship succeed. Mimi has moved to England from Romania and is working as a cleaner. She lives alone in a North London bedsit, amid a group of middle-class boys who are indulging in a carefree, artistic, Bohemian lifestyle; spending the little money they have on nights out and parties. When Rodolfo falls for Mimi, the group discover the complexity of living for love and art. Puccini’s score is a rollercoaster of human emotion that juxtaposes comedy with deep love and underlying tragedy.
This is the inaugural production from OperaUpClose who are dedicated to presenting new, difficult and classic operas in intimate spaces using young world-class trained singers and directors. Artistic Director Adam Spreadbury-Maher formed the company to bring opera to life for new audiences, and to offer the extraordinary opportunity to experience the dramatic and musical event of opera up close.
Tickets are £20 (£19) and are available to book online at www.mwldan.co.uk or via the Theatr Mwldan’s Box Office on 01239 621200.
LA BOHÈME
Nos Gwener 24 Medi | Friday 24th September, 7.30pm/yp
£20 (£19)
Written by Giacomo Puccini
Directed and translated by Robin Norton-Hale
Musical Direction by Andrew Charity.
