[Met Performance] CID:225700



La Bohème
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, June 4, 1971




La Bohème (719)
Giacomo Puccini | Luigi Illica/Giuseppe Giacosa
Mimì
Gabriella Tucci

Rodolfo
Richard Tucker

Musetta
Colette Boky

Marcello
Matteo Manuguerra

Schaunard
Raymond Gibbs

Colline
John Macurdy

Benoit
Andrij Dobriansky

Alcindoro
Andrea Velis

Parpignol
Erbert Aldridge

Sergeant
Edward Ghazal

Officer
John Trehy


Conductor
Fausto Cleva







Review 1:

Alan Hughes in The New York Times
MANUGUERRA IB BACK IN ‘BOHÈME’ AT MET

Matteo Manuguerra, a baritone who made his Metropolitan Opera debut in January, made his first appearance as Marcello in the company’s production of “La Bohème” in a performance given on Friday night. He was in a cast that included Richard Tucker, Colette Boky and Gabriella Tucci. Miss Tucci replaced the indisposed Teresa Stratas in the part of Mimi. Fausto Cleva conducted.


Mr. Manuguerra has a robust and handsome voice that went well with the part of the painter Marcello, but his stage personality, as revealed on this occasion did not seem particularly bohemian. His face registered little, if any, reaction to what was going on and his acting was not very expressive, either. Since he many have not felt altogether comfortable in his initial entry into this production, he may loosen up somewhat in future performances.



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