LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

Identity and Possibility of La Bohème and Opera

Andrea Fuentes, Associate Director of Programming, talks with Dr. Shana L Redmond, Professor of Musicology and African American Studies at UCLA, to discuss how Puccini’s La Bohème lends itself to be adapted to contemporary audiences through its timeless themes of love and sociopolitical change.

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