Puccini: La boheme Blu-ray (The Royal Opera) 2020

A Fine Performance

Super singing, a nice music, an enjoyable performance. The attic scene seemed a tad bare, so I still rate the 2009 version the best.

A feast for eye and ear.

This La Boheme was a thoroughly enjoyable production with beautiful singing and interesting stage sets, especially the mobile arcades both inside and out. Sonia Yoncheva sang beautifully but we felt that with regard to casting, as a consumptive, she was possibly a little robust for a Mimi and in all but the final garret scene, for us, her acting was not always convincing. Simona Mihai was a pleasure to watch and the performance as a whole was beautiful and moving. We’re so pleased to have to have bought the Blu-ray video and look forward to repeat performances as and when!