Licia Albanese
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Licia Albanese was an Italian-born American operatic soprano. Noted especially for her portrayals of the lyric heroines of Verdi and Puccini, Albanese was a leading artist with the Metropolitan Opera from 1940 to 1966. She also made many recordings and was chairwoman of The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting young artists and singers.
Albanese as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's Madama Butterfly
La bohème
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La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème (1851) by Henri Murger. The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows the Bohemian lifestyle of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.
Rodolfo, costume design by Adolfo Hohenstein for the premiere at the Teatro Regio, 1896
Mimì's costume for the premiere
Act 2 costume design for "la rappezzatrice" (the clothes mender) for the world premiere performance.
Set design by Adolfo Hohenstein for act 2 in the première