La Bohème - Teatro alla Scala (1965)
19651h 45mDramaMusic
In the early 1960s two artistic giants, conductor Herbert von Karajan and director Franco Zeffirelli, joined forces to create this milestone production of Puccini’s masterpiece at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. Filmed in that legendary opera house in 1965, with Zeffireli himself directing for the cameras, this “Bohème” has been acclaimed universally for its unique theatrical impact and visual splendour. Starring the young Mirella Freni in her carreer-making performance. – For the first time the full dimension of opera on film.
Cast
Gianni RaimondiRodolfo, ein Poet
Rolando PaneraiMarcello, ein Maler- GGianni MaffeoSchaunard, ein Musiker
- IIvo VincoColline, ein Philosoph
- CCarlo BadioliBenoit, ein Hausherr
Mirella FreniMimì
Adriana MartinoMusetta- VVirgilio CarbonariAlcindoro
- FFranco RicciardiParpignol
- GGiuseppe MorresiSergeant bei der Zollwache
- CCarlo FortiEin Zollwächter
- AAngelo MercurialiEin Obstverkäufer
Herbert von KarajanSelf - Conductor- OOrchestra della Scala
Crew
- Directors
- Franco ZeffirelliWilhelm Semmelroth
- Writers
- Luigi IllicaGiuseppe Giacosa
- Producers
- Herbert von Karajan
- Music
- Giacomo Puccini
- Cinematography
- Werner Krien
- Editing
- Alice Seedorf
Details
- Released
- January 16, 1965
- Language
- Italian
- Studio
- Unitel, Deutsche Grammophon, Teatro alla Scala
- IMDb
- tt0058982