La boheme

The unmistakable voice of Pavarotti flair pomp and circumstance rolled into one big male voice. I went looking for the English translation of the book by Murgers called: 'Scenes de las vie de Boheme' which is the novella that informed the writing of the libretto for this opera. The book is written in autobiographical episdodes, as it were, that inspired the opera that I have been milling on for three days now. I have listened to it on vinyl two times and I am going to go for a third time. I really want to buy a papasan chair for my analog opera listening experiences...Maybe this weekend it will happen.  An artistic bohemian struggle is an ongoing theme and one that is fascinating to me and is revered in the this opera. Living for art. This version is conducted by Herbert Von Karajan in 1973 some seventy seven years after its debut. So I found one copy of the book as a beat up paperback and I just couldn't bring myself to make the purchase as I own far too many books. Yes, one can have too many. This opera makes me feel like life is perfect. Another true vinyl experience.

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