[Met Tour] CID:141750



La Bohème
Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sat, May 4, 1946




La Bohème (395)
Giacomo Puccini | Luigi Illica/Giuseppe Giacosa
Mimì
Dorothy Kirsten

Rodolfo
Jussi Björling

Musetta
Frances Greer

Marcello
John Brownlee

Schaunard
George Cehanovsky

Colline
Norman Cordon

Benoit/Alcindoro
Gerhard Pechner

Parpignol
Lodovico Oliviero

Sergeant
John Baker


Conductor
Cesare Sodero







Review 1:

Review of John H. Harvey in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press

"Met" Says Farewell

The Metropolitan Opera company Saturday bid goodbye to the Twin Cities with? an evening performance of Puccini's "La Boheme" in Northrup Memorial auditorium. We did hear some remarkable singing and witnessed another of those closely-integrated, sharply-focused jobs of conducting by Cesare Sodero.

Jussi Bjoerling as Rodolfo displayed a ringing, silvery tenor which while beginning to tarnish slightly in the high spots, still is the best of the Metropolitan. That voice, combined with his emotional characterization sent pleasant tingles up the spine.

Dorothy Kirsten, singing her first season with the "Met," was a fine, appealing Mimi. Her voice and singing makes one wonder why the Metropolitan was so slow in signing her up. She has that rare thing in the Metropolitan these days - a big, easily-handled soprano voice with a rich timbre. It was used intelligently and effectively, creating a Mimi that will not soon be forgotten in these parts. You'll be hearing more of that young woman.

Frances Greer was a pretty, spitfirish Musetta but was small-voiced and not too distinguished musically. John Brownlee was an excellent Marcello, while George Cehanovsky was Schaunard and Norman Cordon, Colline.



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