Eastman Opera closes with La Boheme

astman Opera Theatre's 2001-02 season comes to a close with one of the world's best loved operas, Puccini's La Boheme. Performances will be at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 4 through Saturday, April 6, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, in the Eastman Theatre. Receiving its world premiere on February 1, 1896, at the Teatro Regio of Turin in Italy, La Boheme, which follows the exploits of a community of artists in Bohemian Paris in the 1830s, garnered instant critical and public acclaim. Since then it has become Puccini's most popular work and the most produced title in the operatic repertory.

The Eastman production, sung in Italian and set in the 1890s, features two alternating casts of Eastman voice students, accompanied by the Eastman Philharmonia, the school's student orchestra. Benton Hess, distinguished professor of voice and music director of Eastman Opera Theatre, conducts.

Tickets for La Boheme, with discounts for University faculty, students, and staff, are available at Ticket Express, 100 East Avenue, or by calling 222-5000. Tickets also may be purchased at the box office one hour prior to the start of each performance.

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