''La Bohème'' (also known as ''La bohème de Puccini'') is a
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film of an opera directed by
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) ''The Guardian'' was an Italian
. It is based on
Giacomo Puccini
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's 1896 opera ''
La bohème
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''.
Cast
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Barbara Hendricks
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as Mimì
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Luca Canonici
Luca Canonici (born 22 September 1960) is an Italian opera singer who has had an active career singing leading tenor roles both in Europe and his native Italy.
Biography
Canonici was born in Montevarchi in the Province of Arezzo. He made his deb ...
as Rodolfo (dubbed by
José Carreras
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Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...
)
*Angela Maria Blasi as Musetta
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Gino Quilico
Gino Quilico OC (born April 29, 1955) is a Canadian operatic baritone.
Quilico was born in Flushing, New York City in 1955, the son of baritone Louis Quilico and pianist Lina Pizzolongo. He studied at the University of Toronto Opera School fro ...
as Marcello
*Francesco Ellero D'Artegna as Colline
* Richard Cowan as Schaunard
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Ciccio Ingrassia
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He was born in Palermo, Sicily, and began his career in the 1950s, although his career only really took off in the 1960s. He starred in m ...
as Parpignol (dubbed by
Michel Sénéchal
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Life and career
Michel Sénéchal was born in P ...
)
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Massimo Girotti
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Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying eng ...
as Alcindoro
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Mario Maranzana
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Background
Born in Trieste, Maranzana began his career in the theater with Vittorio Gassman in '' Oedipus Rex'' by Sophocles, then worked with, among others ...