LA BOHÈME

GIACOMO PUCCINI

"THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR LOVE STORY" - The New York Times
In Italian with English SURTITLES™

OPENS OCTOBER 20th, 2012!

►19th century Paris. The Latin Quarter is impoverished, yet it pulses with the energy and passion of young artists. On Christmas Eve, Mimi and Rodolfo meet and fall deeply in love. Their happiness is cut short as Mimi's worsening health drives them apart. When they are reunited in the warmth of spring, it is too late. Mimi dies in Rodolfo’s arms, with their dear friends close by.

Glorious music, a heartbreaking love story, and the perfect combination of pathos and humour make Puccini’s peerless masterpiece irresistible. Whether it’s your first time or your fiftieth, La Bohème will remind you what it means to be alive and in love.

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► Read the Vancouver Sun review.

► Read the Georgia Straight review.

NOW CLOSED

All performances are at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Running time: 2 hours 15 minutes.

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CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Conducted by	LESLIE DALA LESLIE DALA CONDUCTOR Toronto ON Last VO Appearance: Associate Conductor / Chorus Director, Aida, 2012 Recent Appearances: Suor Angelica with the COSI Centre for Opera Studies, Sulmona, Italy Here to Stay: The Gershwin Experience with MusicFest Vancouver Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Les Noces and Catulli Carmina with Vancouver Bach Choir The Nutcracker with Goh Ballet and Vancouver Opera Orchestra Upcoming Engagements: The Magic Flute with Vancouver Opera Albert Herring with Pacific Opera Victoria Mr. Dala is the Music Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir and the Music Director of the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony. Mr. Dala’s appearance is supported by a gift from Dr. Stephanie Chung & Dr. Peter Chung More about Leslie Dala
Directed by	NANCY HERMISTON NANCY HERMISTON DIRECTOR Warkworth, ON Last VO Appearance: Annina in Der Rosenkavalier, 2004 Recent Appearances: The Crucible, Rusalka and The Merry Widow with UBC Opera Nuit d'Amour: French Opera Highlights with Bard on the Beach: Operas and Arias Upcoming Engagements: Cosi fan tutte and Dialogues of the Carmelites with UBC Opera Ms. Hermiston is Head of the Voice and Opera Division of the UBC School of Music and the UBC University Marshal. Ms. Hermiston’s appearance is supported by a gift from Michael and Inna O’Brian More about Nancy Hermiston
Mimi	MARIANNE FISET MARIANNE FISET MIMI Montreal, QC Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Manon with Opéra National de Paris Mimi in La Bohème with Calgary Opera Beethoven’s Mass in C Major with Festival Lanaudière Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with Opéra Municipal de Marseille Upcoming Engagements: Lalla Roukh with Opera Lafayette Manon with Opéra de Montréal Ms. Fiset’s appearance is supported by a gift from Mr. Allen & Mrs.Ruth Fowlis More about Marianne Fiset
Rodolfo	JASON SLAYDEN JASON SLAYDEN RODOLFO Plano, TX Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony no. 9 with the National Symphony Orchestra Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Wolf Trap Opera Company Uldino in Attila with Seattle Opera Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Seattle Opera Young Artist Program Upcoming Engagements: Laërte in Hamlet with Minnesota Opera Soloist, Rossini’s Stabat Mater with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Mr. Slayden’s appearance is supported by a gift from Mary Tait & Bill Sirett More about Jason Slayden
Musetta	KRISZTINA SZABÓ KRISZTINA SZABÓ MUSETTA Toronto, ON Last VO Appearance: Sesto in La clemenza di Tito, 2011 Recent Appearances: Guest Soloist, Grand Teton Festival and Music of the Baroque, Chicago Soloist, Festival of the Sound The Pilgrim in Love from Afar with the Canadian Opera Company Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro with Stadttheater Klagenfurt Upcoming Engagements: Soloist, John Adams’ El Niño with the Vancouver Bach Choir Giulietta in Tales of Hoffman with Edmonton Opera Ms. Szabó’s appearance is supported by a gift from David Watmough in loving memory of Floyd St. Clair More about Krisztina Szab ó
Marcello	ÉTIENNE DUPUIS ÉTIENNE DUPUIS MARCELLO Montreal, QC Last VO Appearance: Silvio in I pagliacci, 2007 Recent Appearances: Escamillo in Carmen with Pacific Opera Victoria Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Deutsche Opera Berlin Valentin in Faust with Opéra de Montréal André Thorel in Thérèse (Massenet) with Festival International de Radio France et Montpellier Upcoming Engagements: Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking with Opéra de Montréal Zurga in Les pêcheurs de perles with L’Opéra national du Rhin Mr. Dupuis’ appearance is supported by a gift from Mrs. Irene McEwen More about Étienne Dupuis
Colline	STEPHEN HEGEDUS STEPHEN HEGEDUS Colline Toronto, ON Last VO Appearance: Marchese d’Obigny in La traviata, 2011 Recent Appearances: Soloist, The Spectre’s Bride with the Grant Park Festival Soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Victoria Symphony Giorgio Talbot in Maria Stuarda with Pacific Opera Victoria Soloist, Messiah with the Seattle Symphony Upcoming Engagements: Captain in Eugene Onegin with Edmonton Opera Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with the Winnipeg Symphony Mr. Hegedus’ appearance is supported by a gift from Yuri Fulmer More about Stephen Hegedus
Benoit / Alcindoro	THOMAS GOERZ THOMAS GOERZ BENOIT/ALCINDORO Kitchener, ON Last VO Appearance: Don Basilio in The Barber of Seville, 2012 Recent Appearances: Publio in La clemenza di Tito, 2011 Sulpice (cover) in La fille du Régiment with The Metropolitan Opera Rocco in Fidelio with Edmonton Opera Pooh Bah in The Mikado with Edmonton Opera Mr. Goerz has performed Benoit/Alcindoro at Glimmerglass, Vancouver Opera, Canadian Opera Company and Central City Opera. This is his 11th appearance with Vancouver Opera. These performances are dedicated to the memory of my brother Carl whose last operatic role was Benoit in La bohème with Saskatoon Opera. Carl loved to laugh, and he made us laugh. Mr. Goerz’s appearance is supported by a gift from Wayne Wiens, in memory of Andrea Pinto Lebowitz
Schaunard	AARON DURAND AARON DURAND Schaunard 100 Mile House, BC Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Marullo in Rigoletto with The Vancouver Concert Opera Co-operative Nuit d’amour: French Opera Highlights with Opera and Arias at Bard on the Beach Danilo in Die Lustige Witwe with UBC Opera Ensemble Game Keeper in Rusalka with UBC Opera Ensemble Upcoming Engagements: Soloist, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Vancouver Academy Orchestra Samuel in The Pirates of Penzance with Vancouver Opera
Rodolfo (Understudy)	MARTIN SADD MARTIN SADD Rodolfo Victoria, BC Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Rodolfo in La bohème with Burnaby Lyric Opera Messenger in Aida with Calgary Opera Male singer in The Inventor with Calgary Opera Upcoming Engagements: Handel’s Messiah with Victoria Symphony Orchestra Rinuccio with Burnaby Lyric Opera
Musetta (Understudy)	SYLVIA SZADOVSZKI SYLVIA SZADOVSZKI Musetta (Understudy) Vancouver, BC Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Rosina in Der Barbier von Sevilla with Theater Hof, Germany Mercedes in Carmen with Pacific Opera Victoria Hansel in Hansel & Gretel with VOIS Cendrillon with the University of British Columbia Upcoming Engagements: Kate in The Pirates of Penzance with Vancouver Opera Papagena in The Magic Flute with Vancouver Opera


Lighting Designer	GERALD KING GERALD KING Lighting Designer Fredericton, NB Last VO Appearance: Roméo et Juliette, 2011 Recent Appearances: Far But Close with Dance Theatre of Harlem Macbeth and Taming of the Shrew with Bard on the Beach Carmen with Pacific Opera Victoria Cats with Theatre Calgary Upcoming Engagements: Tosca with Pacific Opera Victoria Anne of Green Gables: The Musical with Theatre Calgary
Projection Designer	CONOR MOORE CONOR MOORE Projection Designer Vancouver, BC Vancouver Opera Début Recent Appearances: Senora Carrara’s Rifles and Fourplay with Shaw Festival Gunmetal Blues with Vancouver Playhouse The Patron Saint of Stanley Park with Arts Club Theatre Falstaff, Henry VI, Richard III with Bard on the Beach Upcoming Engagements: Dancing at Lughnasa with Capilano University The Gifts of the Magi with Chemainus Theatre More about Conor Moore
Assistant Director	RACHEL PEAKE RACHEL PEAKE Assistant Director Vancouver, BC Last VO Appearance: Director, La Cenerentola, 2010/11 (VOIS) Recent Appearances: Director, Le Portrait Gooble with Théâtre la Seizième Assistant Director, Wanderlust with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Director, After Jerusalem with Solo Collective Theatre Director, Carmen with Gros Morne Summer Music Upcoming Engagements: Director, Play With Monsters with Solo Collective Theatre Director, Let’s Make an Opera!/The Little Sweep with Pacific Opera Victoria and The Belfry Theatre More about Rachel Peake
Stage Manager	SHEILA MUNN SHEILA MUNN Stage Manager Vancouver, BC Last VO Appearance: Aida, 2012 Recent Appearances: The Merry Widow and Albert Herring with UBC Opera Ensemble The Barber of Seville, Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, La Clemenza di Tito, Lucia di Lammermoor, Lillian Alling, Madama Butterfly, The Marriage of Figaro, Nixon in China, Norma, Salome, Rigoletto, Carmen, Eugene Onegin, La Bohème, Fidelio, The Italian Girl in Algiers, Cavalleria Rusticana/I Pagliacci, Tosca, Ariadne auf Naxos, The Magic Flute, and Macbeth with Vancouver Opera. L’Orfeo and L’Incoronazione di Poppea with MusicFest Vancouver Upcoming Engagements: The Pirates of Penzance with Vancouver Opera Dialogues of The Carmelites with UBC Opera Ensemble Ms. Munn is pleased to be joined by Assistant Stage Managers Beth Grieve and Marijka Asbeek Brusse and Apprentice Stage Manager Collette Brown.

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