La Boheme
I was lucky enough to get invited by Lorna to view the dress rehearsal of La Boheme last night. The Puccini opera is being brought to life by Floy Quintos and the Philippine Opera Company. Almost everything was retained from the original opera. The names of the characters and the Italian libretto are the same except Mr. Quintos set the opera in Manila with present day problems of lovers and starving artists.
Since I only saw the run-through, I witnessed a lot of technical problems like the distracting/ill-timed spot lights, awkward blockings, and acting mistakes. Hopefully Mr. Quintos and company will be able to perfect everything when the curtain goes up on October 3. I was delighted with the video backdrop which Furball created although I learned that there will be some changes to it during the run itself.
More information about the cast and the opera can be found here. La Boheme will be on stage from October 3 to 5 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Ticket prices are as follows: P500 (balcony 2), P1,000 (balcony 1 side), P1,500 (balcony 1 center), P2,000 (orchestra side 2), P2,500 (orchestra side), P3,000 (orchestra center), and 4,000 (opening night orchestra center).
Thanks for coming. :-)