Poster Luciano Pavarotti
Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti singing at a packed concert at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2000.
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For Valentine's Day: a great love story

Giacomo Puccini's La bohème is one of opera's great love stories. If you're interested in opera but don't know much about it, La bohème is a great place to start; the first act alone has three of the most recognizable moments in all opera.

For Valentine's Day, the Romance Stream is airing a legendary performance of La bohème featuring Mirella Freni as Mimi and Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo. Listen to La bohème on the Romance Stream at 2 p.m. Central / 3 p.m. Eastern, and again at 8 p.m. Central / 9 p.m. Eastern.

La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Cast:
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Mimi - Mirella Freni
Marcello - Rolando Panerai
Musetta - Elizabeth Harwood
Colline - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Orchestra and Choir
Schoneberger Sangerknaben
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan, conductor

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