The Familiar Landscapes of La Bohème. With (.) (.)

Below are some exclusive shots from the Austria set of director Robert Dornhelm's La Bohème, with *~opera stars~* Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón singing the leads. We all know we're gonna see this one, so here's a preview. Her cap in the picture above looks like a giant thong.

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SUM1s BEAN CRYI?NG!-->

No bebbe! Not in the snow! You'll get all chapped!

She DEYUHD!!!

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Comments

[Donna Anna]

No wonder Mimi's tiny hand is frozen. I guess poverty stricken embroideresses can whip up a red satin number that allows the chest to breathe. She may look a little peaked but I'm delighted to see Rolando looking hale and hearty. And I'm so going to see this. Belated happy birthday, caro Rolando! Mas anos de salud, exitos y cancion!

[Willym]

Why not wonder the poor girl got sick - its the dead of winter and cold in that garrett and she's all exposed. And that artist is really starving - he can't even afford fingers for his gloves!

[Willym]

One - that would be me - is reminded of the story of when Lillian Gish was filming a silent version of La Boheme. Erte had designed costumes in wool for Mimi but Gish insisted that they be made of silk. He went into a snit but Gish was actually justified - he was looking at it as a stage designer aiming for authenticity she was looking at it as to how it would captured on film.

[middleagedmezzo]

i pray rodolfo will push mimi out of bed homer simpson style for the grand finale

and it does look like a giant thong

[Operacheek]

Cause of death: plunging temperatures and decolletege. (You've heard the expression "cold as a diva's #!&"?)

[Bill Philin-Ploplis]

Villazon looks sicker than Trebs!!! She's way too hale and hearty looking for a cinema Mimi. Stratas was perfect!!!!

[Elaine]

a tad too healthy looking for Mimi methinks?? rolando looks worse than she does

[Susan]

Tell me she doesn't look like Elizabeth in the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice?? http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/prideandprejudice/ Now where would Colin Firth fit in? Ummm...

[Donna Anna]

In that last photo, Rolando looks like he's daubing whiteface on Anna. He looks a lot better than the Cielo e Mar video on youtube--he sings like an angel and looks like a wraith.

[Donna Anna]

I neglected to add that I think Stratas was amazing in the Met's Boheme; so was Maria Kanyova in City Opera's production back in 2001 and neither wore a red dress. Rolando sang Rudolpho for City Opera and was superb.

[mauritius]

...and again she looks like a h00ker.
Opera of today - no art, just commercial

[giuseppewagner]

The red dress is all wrong for Mimi; she's meant to be the demure one. What are they going to put Musetta in - bondage gear?

[non mi dir]

Cabell was actually a dominatrix in Washington National Opera's production last fall. No bondage gear this time... just a purple dress and orange-ish wig. It's not going to be pretty.