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La Boheme
La Boheme
Giacomo Puccini's
| University of Delaware Opera Theatre Thompson Theatre Newark, Delaware May 2014 |
Directed by Dr. Blake Smith
Conducted by Dr. James Allen Anderson
Set Designs by Eddy Seger
Lighting by Steve Litterst
Conducted by Dr. James Allen Anderson
Set Designs by Eddy Seger
Lighting by Steve Litterst
Acts I and IV Main Street Garret
| The Opera Theater decided to give Puccini's La Boheme a current flavor by setting it at the University of Delaware instead of 19th Century Paris (Bohemians are, after all, on all college campuses). With that in mind, Seger created a condensed Newark Main Street using three representative buildings (Wonderland, Caffe Gelato, and the Cheeburger Diner) for his backdrop. Act I became a rundown apartment in Newark, Act II was staged in front of Klondike Kate's, and Act III included one of the many wall and gate scenes found on campus. |
Main Street Backdrop
| Act II the Cafe' Scene at Klondike Kate's |
Act III by a dorm
on The Green
on The Green
| Supertitles were projected on the screen over each scene in Thompson Theatre. |
Kitchen area
of the sparse garret.
of the sparse garret.