The New York Opera scene is not limited to just the West Side. Dicapo Opera Theatre, located on 76th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, is wrapping up its second opera of the 2010-11 Season. Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, a tragic love story of Mimi and Rodolfo, is set for its final performances Thursday, October 21 and Saturday, October 23. According to Opera America, La Bohème is the second-most performed opera in the United States, behind Madama Butterfly, also by Puccini.
New Yorkers unfamiliar with opera are often able to grasp onto Puccini’s dramatic styling, which in many ways have influenced popular music today. Anyone familiar with the modern adaptation, Rent, will embrace the story.
Dicapo Theatre presents a more intimate setting than the large concert halls of The Meropolitan Opera. The theatre seats just over 200 people. If you love the feeling of music encapsulating you, as I know I do, then this might be the place for you.
Tickets are $50 available through Dicapo’s website. The Thursday show is at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday is at 8:00 p.m.
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