LA BOHÉME
The score of La Bohème is always a great challenge for a conductor due to its deceptive simplicity, which conceals a great deal of complexity. This includes managing the large number of performers in the second act (band, chorus, children’s voices and orchestra) and the flamboyant opening of the first act.
This timeless opera explores themes such as enlightenment, good versus evil, and friendship, lending to the plot’s enduring appeal.
Puccini’s La Bohème is one of the most famous operas ever written, telling the unforgettable story of two young, bohemian lovers in Paris.
A classic tragic romance, La Bohème is a great opera for beginners and regulars alike, and has often launched the careers of talented emerging conductors.
MAESTRO ALLEMANDI AND RIGOLETTO
Antonello Allemandi is among the most sought-after Italian conductors in the world, he conducted Verdi’s operas in theaters such as the Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Dallas Opera, Tokyo Opera etc.
The Maestro will choose one or more students to assist him in one of his next productions, thus offering them the incredible opportunity to deepen what they have studied in the course and learn all the secrets of this work directly from him.