La Bohème

La Bohème (2009)

Part of a series of opera shorts by different directors. Herzog combines O Soave Fanciulla ("Oh you vision of beauty" from Puccini's La Boheme) with images of harsh life in Africa. The varied body of work was produced to celebrate six years of Sky Arts' season sponsorship of ENO and both organisations' commitment to widening the appeal of opera. Set to recordings by ENO Orchestra conducted by ENO Music Director Edward Gardner, they feature singers Peter Auty, Geraint Dodd, Mary Plazas and Mark Stone.

Date of release
2009-09-05
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (11)
Runtime
4m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Director
Werner Herzog

Casting

Interesting facts

La Bohème is a 2009 short film directed by Werner Herzog. The four-minute film features images of life in Ethiopia set to the duet "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's opera La bohème, sung by Peter Auty and Mary Plazas. It was part of a series of short films commissioned by Sky Arts and English National Opera.

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