Tacoma Opera Squeezes Puccini Classic La Bohme' into Rialto Theater
By Rosemary Ponnekanti
The News Tribune
Plenty of people have heard of “La Bohme.” You might know the beloved Puccini opera from its original incarnation as the tangled love story of a group of starving artists in 1880s Paris, which draws crowds in opera houses around the world. You might know it from the 1990s Broadway hit musical it inspired, “Rent,” or from the 2001 pop opera “Broadway Bohme.” Or you might just know some of its gorgeous arias...