An Invite for Bloggers to Compare La Boheme and Rent
In Paris, Mimi and Rodolfo fall in love, but Mimi is very sick and on the verge of death. Nevertheless, Rodolfo vows his true love for Mimi before she dies.
Sounds slightly familiar? Maybe because you’ve heard of two other characters whose names are Mimi and Roger who are from New York, but whose story ends more happily.
The first storyline is from Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme, which premiered in 1896, while the second refers to the Tony award winning musical RENT, which opened 100 years later on Broadway in the year 1996.
And, therein lies the “fun” of this invite. I suggested to Karla Gutierrez of the Philippine Opera Company that fans of Rent might enjoy watching the precursor and the basis of their favorite musical. Karla is very excited about the idea and has kindly allowed me to extend the invitation to all RENT fans.
The Philippine Opera Company is allowing a behind the scenes look into the La Boheme rehearsals.
Date: 01 October 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: Main Theater of the CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines)
The only request is to publish a post about your thoughts on La Boheme by 03 October 2008 12nn (since the La Boheme run is from 03-05 October 2008).
If interested, please leave a comment and fill in the boxes with your full name, a valid email address and a link to your blog. I’ll send a reminder email on Monday 29 Sept 2008. Thank you very much!
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October 2nd, 2008 at 7:58 am
it was fun!
October 1st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
ill see you tonight lorna!! i cant wait!!
September 30th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Hi I’m Manila’s bureau chief of Gulf News, a broadsheet published in the United Arab Emirates. I write political and cultural stories for Gulf News, and the editor of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association website. Im very interested in watching La Boheme’s dress rehearsal because Im writing about it. Thanks a lot.
my numbers are 8437474, 8450558, 9202865. 09189189920
September 30th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
im interested!! hope i can still join the show…
September 29th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I blog mostly about Linux and other techie stuff, and politics. But I am a sucker for musicals and love stories, and operas that are love stories. Can I attend? Thanks.
September 29th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Interested! I’m hope I’m not too late?
September 29th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Hello.
I hope I’m not too late
Just found out about this.
September 28th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Hello!
I’m not a Rent fan, though occasionally ran into a couple of members of the original Broadway cast in my apartment building’s laundry room in Hell’s Kitchen.
Would we be allowed to take pictures (no flash, of course)? I’d love to do a photo essay.
Cheers!
Eric
September 28th, 2008 at 3:20 am
Hi, Karen. The comparison with Rent is just a peg since most people are familiar with the musical. You may write your review any way you like. Thank you.
September 27th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I am interested in seeing this. Please include me in the body count. =)
Does the review have to be a comparison with Rent, or can it be solely about La Boheme? Thanks.
September 27th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hi Ron. Yes, the opera will be in Italian. Sharing the stage is an 80-piece orchestra to be performed by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of international conductor Helen Quach.
September 27th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
I’m interested as well. I have seen the Karajan production on DVD starring Mirella Freni as Mimi. Will the opera be performed in the original Italian? Also, which orchestra will accompany the performance and who is the conductor?
September 27th, 2008 at 12:38 am
im so interested! pls count me in! =)
September 26th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Interested, as well!
September 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
hmmmm. interesting. I’d like to see this one.
Hope you can accomodate one more.
September 24th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I would be delighted to watch…
thanks!
September 24th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Hi Peter. Thanks so much for buying the Avenue Q tickets for the Spread the Fuzz show.
Regarding the price difference, prices are always at the discretion of the producer. Opening nights may command a higher price because these occasions are usually the world premiere of a creative piece of work such as this particular version of La Boheme.
Another reason may be because opening night is meant to benefit a foundation or charitable institution.
I think it’s an excellent question to ask Karla next week.
September 24th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
hi lorna,
i’m a huge RENT fan…just wondering, why are the Orchestra center and side tix more expensive on opening night Oct. 3rd vs. Oct. 4-5?
Peter
(i bought AveQ tix from you last time)
September 24th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Interested! Thanks
-Lalah Varias
September 24th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Oh yeah. Count me in.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Hi Lorna,
My son and I would love to attend. Let me know what I need to do. Thanks for the invite.
May
September 24th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
Hi Cristina,
The ticket prices are:
Oct 3
Php 4,120.00
Php 3,090.00
Php 1,545.00
Php 1,030.00
Php 515.00
Oct. 4 & 5
Php 3,090.00
Php 2,575.00
Php 1,545.00
Php 1,030.00
Php 515.00
Please call Ticketworld at 891.9999
Enjoy the show!
September 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Hi Lorna,
How much are the tickets?
Thanks.
September 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Hi!
I’m interested to see this show
September 24th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I was the first one to comment, pero I didn’t leave a link to my blog the first time. Hehe. Sana makasama ako, I just found out na walang pasok on Oct. 1 eh, plus I live near CCP.
September 24th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Sure, I am a fan of RENT and would love to watch another new opera for a change.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Hi I’m interested!
September 24th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
hello there, I am very interested in this offering of yours considering that I have been wanting to watch an opera for the longest time now. Am interested in RENT but never watched it. If I will be included I can give my readers my newbie glimpse of la boheme and opera’s in general.
thanks
September 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Would love to watch it..
September 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
I am not a Rent fan right now but I am definitely interested and would like to explore this.
September 24th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Hi, Cleverland. Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, the La Boheme run is on 03-05 Oct, that’s why I’m asking the bloggers, with the permission of Philippine Opera Company’s Karla Gutierrez, to come on 01 Oct so that their articles will be published BEFORE the run so that people can read them and consider watching the opera.
Thank you for understanding.
September 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am
La Boheme is on Oct. 3,4 and 5
not Oct. 1 
September 24th, 2008 at 5:52 am
….all i can say is philippines la boheme must do something a ‘bit’ further different to ’spice’ a new international boheme but asian if not ‘filipino’ blood styles by using ‘pananaghuy’ filipinos ‘unique’ opera styles while using filipinos unique ‘artistic’ body movement styles called ‘padulas”pasulong’{slide & glide}filipino ‘exotic-sexy’ body movements instead of just moving walking changing changing around in a non artistic way filipinos can ‘further’ push it into an ’state of the art’ filipino styles flairness-sexiness called SOCIAL FINNESSE but new modern filipiniana style characters as in ALMOST NO VULNERABILITIES BUT SOMETIMES SHY COULD BE TIMID but will take any leads if necessary if nature asked for the situations lol!….also the sliding & glidings of the bodies must be OBVIOUSLY ARTISTIC to accents to ‘pressed’ that HUGE state of the art UNIQUELY filipina movements
that will make asia ‘STAND OUT’ IN WORLD OPERAS WITHOUT A DOUBT….good luck jennifer philippines la boheme players & thank you….
September 24th, 2008 at 5:51 am
sali po.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:22 am
I’m interested. I’ll extend this invitation to my friends who are also RENT fanatics, just like myself!
I watched RENT Manila in 2001. We had our RENT production also in San Beda College-Alabang in 2006.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Hi Lorna! Will you allow me to join this one? Hahahaha! =)
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Thanks for the feedback. Edited the post. Thanks for spreading the word.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Haha, oo nga. I missed it kasi katabi ng 2008 at dahil na rin siguro sa excitement. Forwarded this page to others who may be interested as well.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Hi David. As stated above, it’s on “01 October 2008 8pm at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.”
September 22nd, 2008 at 10:55 am
I’m very interested as well. (Kaso, what time will this be?)
September 21st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I’m interested!