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Article: REVIEW: La Boheme.(Theater review)
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- Sussex Express Series (Lewes, England)
- Article date:
- June 4, 2008
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The Russian State Opera of Siberia made an all-too-brief visit to Brighton's Theatre Royal from May 29-31 with its repertoire of Madam Butterfly, La Traviata and La Boheme.
They are now two-thirds of the way through their UK tour and if you want to catch them in the south, aim for The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (June 24-28) or the Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells (June 29 but one day only).
The company was founded in 1977 as part of a government-funded programme and is now 600-strong and stages international festivals, particularly from Asia and the Pacific.
La Boheme is a tricky opera which asks its audience to imagine these magnificently ...