La Boheme

Puccini (Artist), Tebaldi (Artist), Serafin (Artist), Bergonzi (Artist), Bastianin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 1991)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000041W6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,282 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Act I: Questo mar rosso (Marcello)

2. Act I: Pensier profondo (Colline)

3. Act I: Legna! (Rodolfo)

4. Act I: Si puo? (Benoit)

5. Act I: lo resto (Rodolfo)

6. Act I: Chi e la? (Rodolfo)

7. Act I: Si sente meglio? (Rodolfo)

8. Act I: Che gelida manina

9. Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi (Mimi)

10. Act I: O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Act III: Ohe la, le guardie! Aprite! (Spazzini)

2. Act III: Sa dirmi, scusi, qual'e l'osteria... (Mimi)

3. Act III: Mimi! (Marcello)

4. Act III: Marcello, Finalmente! (Rodolfo)

5. Act III: Mimi e una civetta (Rodolfo)

6. Act III: Mimi e tanto malata (Rodolfo)

7. Act III: Donde lieta usci al tuo grido (Mimi)

8. Act III: Dunque e proprio finita? (Rodolfo)

9. Act IV: In un coupe? (Marcello)

10. Act IV: O Mimi, tu piu non toni (Rodolfo)

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Voices that you could die for!, February 22, 2000

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"bunthorne" (Bristol, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Boheme (Audio CD)

This recording from the late 1950's is superb in every detail. Carlo Bergonzi was a tenor of immaculate quality, refined and romantically subtle. There are many singers who today could learn at the feet of this glorious tenor. Renata Tabaldi was one of most gloriously, full-voiced yet refined sopranos of her day. She was definitely a Diva of the first magnitude. Ettore Bastianini, as Marcello had such wonderfully rounded sounds from a rich baritone voice. Serafin conducts this opera with his accustomed devotion. Love oozes from every bar of the score, brought to life with engulfing affection by the master. Some make think his approach as 'schmultz' all I can say is long may that be the case. But, really it is devotion to romance that is probably the cause! When I first listened to this recording, on disc, some 30 years ago, I cried. It still has this power to do so today, and no other rendition of this opera has done so. None other are anywhere near to approaching the emotion as experienced in this recording , now dating over 40 years.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a vocally brilliant recording, February 6, 2000

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Richard Hayden (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: La Boheme (Audio CD)

This is a great recoding of La Boheme. There are others which rank highly but this is about as good as it gets. It is worth the price of the CDs just to hear the last three numbers of Act One alone (including Tebaldi's unbelievably powerful rendition of 'Mi chiamano Mimi'). What a great voice. And at this price it's a bargain.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars La Boheme-- THE version, October 14, 1999

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F. Barton "Forrest W. Barton" (Newport, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Boheme (Audio CD)

I first heard this recording in it's mono form. Being a true opera fan, I was almost afraid to admit that I didn't like it. MUCH to my surprise, it had to do with the faulty recording. THIS STEREO set is incredible. Mimi's death scene, conducted by Serafin, is one of the most shocking moments I've ever heard on records or CDs!! Bergonzi and the GREAT Bastianini adds the true talent that makes this recording TRULY classic. These voices are all captured in TRUE stereo, and will make your walls shake, not with fright, but with ecstasy!!