Article: VOICES IN 'LA BOHEME' FINE EMOTION LACKING.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)

Byline: Marc Shulgold, Rocky Mountain News

Opera Colorado artistic director James Robinson shifted La Boheme from 1830s Paris to 1914 Paris, stating that the change would bring focus to the characters as they lost their innocence in a modern world that was doing the same.

It's a nice thought. But Puccini's tale of Bohemian passion is not so much about "where" or "when," as "who." It's about lovers struggling mightily to remain lovers.

For all its bold staging and dramatic backdrops, the production that opened a sold-out run at the Buell Theatre on Saturday only fitfully involved its audience in the rocky road traveled by the two amorous ...

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