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Jun 2, 2019 58 min

OFA#6 LA BOHEME

from OPERA FOR ALL -- Octavio Choy and Peter Shimkin Hosted by Society Bytes Radio

Monday 9 pm & Wednesday 2 pm The story follows a group of struggling bohemian artists in the Latin quarter of Paris The poet Rodolfo, falls in love with the sickly seamstress Mimi. After living together for a while, they split over Rodolfo’s unreasonable jealousy [ in reality, a concern for Mimi’s illness and her desire not to be a burden on him]. They re-unite in her deathbed. When Rodolfo realizes Mimi has died, he cries in despair. Longtime friends and opera lovers Octavio Choy and Peter Shimkin want YOU to become an opera fan! In this introductory series, we will present the plots of popular operas along with their musical highlights. We will provide insight to help you appreciate singers and singing in general. You will also learn about the musical style of great composers. All you need to get started is love of the human voice and a great tune.OPERA FOR ALL presents George Bizat's opera CARMEN Monday May 13th, 9pm and Wednesday May 15th at 2pm on societybytesradio.com Podcasts for this opera and others are available at the station webpage

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