Hutton Honors College

HHC at the Opera: La Bohème
The Original RENT
With a Pre-performance Talk on the Creative Process
by Opera Designer C. David Higgins

Friday, Nov. 9, 2007 * 6:30 p.m. Talk * 8 p.m. Performance * Musical Arts Center * SIGN-UP REQUIRED
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS $12 * Refreshments Included

One of the most popular operas of all times, La Bohème tells the bittersweet stories of young artists, writers, friends, and lovers in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830s. Adapted from Henri Murger's La Vie de la Bohème (Scenes from Bohemian Life), which also inspired the musical RENT and the Academy Award-winning movie Moulin Rouge!, the opera was composed by Giacomo Puccini, whose extraordinarily beautiful music captures the gaiety of Bohemian café life, as well as the excitement, jealousy, and sadness that passionate love can bring.

This production will feature a new set designed by C. David Higgins, chair of the Jacobs School of Music Department of Opera Studies, and a master scenic artist and staff designer for the IU Opera Theater. Higgins’ designs have brought life to numerous opera productions throughout the United States and abroad. Join us for a 6:30 p.m. pre-performance talk with Higgins to hear about the creative processes involved in this opera production and then enjoy the best seats in the house for a performance of this much-loved opera.

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