One of my all-time favorite opera videos is the Australian Opera's 1993 video of Puccini's La Bohème. The action is updated to the 1950's, with a good-looking cast that sings quite pleasantly, sometimes in leather jackets. The production and stage direction are quite interesting. The stage director is Baz Luhrmann, well known as the director of the recent movie Moulin Rouge. The video director is Geoffrey Nottage. The cast including David Hobson as Rodolfo, Cheryl Barker as Mimì, and Christine Douglas as Musetta, and the Australian Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Julian Smith. It can be ordered on VHS (for North America) from amazon.com.
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