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We’ve said it, time and again: opera is not “musical spinach.” Yes, it’s nutritious, substantial even, but you don’t have to hold your nose and swallow. Opera is consistently entertaining, both onstage and off, and occasionally, it’s downright outrageous. Need proof? Check out these Fun Facts. |
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In the 1982 cult film, “Fitzcarraldo;” 1997’s “Mad City;” and 1999s “Pushing Tin” a black comedy starring John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton, to name a few.
The stories behind La bohème first appeared in 1845 in the Parisian periodical, “Le Corsaire.” An unpublished 23-year-old poet, Henri Murger, received just 15 francs per episode but was later awarded the Legion of Honor by his grateful countrymen. The original plan for the opera was for five acts, including one in which Musetta throws a party for the bohemians as her furniture is carried away for failure to pay the rent.
Murger called all his girlfriends “Mimi” so he wouldn’t have to remember their real names in the morning.
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