Battistelli sizzled in the showstopper “Quando m’en vo,” otherwise known as Musetta’s Waltz. It would be hard to find a more attractive pairing for Musetta and Marcello than Ethiopian-born Italian soprano Mariam Battistelli and Spanish baritone Gabriel Bermudez, both from the Vienna State Opera ensemble, but they were more than just eye candy. Opéra de Monte-Carlo created the set in France and shipped it to Muscat by boat over the summer. Together they were an impactful power couple, as witnessed in the memorable duet “O soave fanciulla.” Italian tenor Giorgio Berrugi, who Placido Domingo has listed as one of his heirs, dominates in the role of Rodolfo, the writer who falls in love with the seamstress Mimi, performed by Russian soprano Irina Lungu. The technical team is amazing, very professional.”

“It’s a huge challenge to organize, and they achieve it very well. “I have great admiration for this country, to be able to do it like that,” said Monaco-born stage director Jean-Louis Grinda in an interview before the show. October: LA BOHÈME OPERA BY GIACOMO PUCCINI 3 & 5, 7pm LEO NUCCI WITH SOPRANO VALERIA SEPE 4, 7pm Mughal-e-Azam 11 & 12, 7pm OMANI WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATION WITH SPECIAL GUEST SAMIRA SAID 17, 7pm SAMIRA SAID 18, 7pm L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES OPERA BY MAURICE RAVEL 25 & 26, 4pm and, THE STORY OF KAI AND GERDA 31, 7pm & Nov 2, 4pm.

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