La Bohème review – Opera Australia’s new take on Puccini is a lush frenzy of visual excess

Summary

Regent theatre, Melbourne Director Constantine Costi has transformed Paris into a medieval panopticon worthy of Ken Russell, but the lavish opulence makes way for genuine emotion Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The world of opera can sometimes resemble a very posh if slightly deranged merry-go-round: a maddening loop of old favourites endlessly rotating through time and space. These core works are constantly revived because they show the form at its brightest and most vital. They also come with an enormous amount of baggage. Puccini’s La Bohème surely ranks among the most…

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