Director Tomer Zvulun followed up his remarkable debut production,
Lucia di Lammermoor in 2010, with this fantastic
La bohème, remarkable for its many new ideas and its great young cast. Elizabeth Caballero and Francesco Demuro, both returning to Seattle, reached new levels of excellence, and in the alternate cast Jennifer Black and Michael Fabiano made plenty of new fans.

Francesco Demuro (Rodolfo), Arthur Woodley (Colline), Andrew Garland (Schaunard), and Michael Todd Simpson (Marcello) in La bohème, 2013 © Elise Bakketun

Elizabeth Caballero (Mimì) and Francesco Demuro (Rodolfo) in La bohème, 2013 © Elise Bakketun

Jennifer Black (Mimì) and Michael Fabiano (Rodolfo) in Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun

Tony Dillon (Benoit), Arthur Woodley (Colline), and Keith Phares (Marcello) in Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun

Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun

Francesco Demuro (Rodolfo) and Michael Todd Simpson (Marcello) in Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun

Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun

Elizabeth Caballero (Mimì) in Puccini’s La bohème, 2012 © Elise Bakketun