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La Boheme, 23 September 1972

The Opera

Venue: New Theatre, Oxford

Composer: Giacomo Puccini

Librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Conductor: Myer Fredman

Orchestra: Northern Sinfonia Orchestra

Cast

Marcello: William Elvin

Rodolfo: Keith Erwen

Colline: John Tomlinson

Schaunard: Thomas Lawlor

Benoit: Brian Donlan

Mimi: Linda Esther Gray

Parpignol: James Anderson

Musetta: Victoria Sumner

Alcindoro: Gavin Walton

Customs Officer: Edward Sadler

Customs Sergeant: Paul Nemeer

Production Team

Original Producer: John Cox

Set Designer: Henry Bardon

Costume Designer: David Walker

Lighting Designer: Robert Bryan