She immediately offered this: “No animals are mistreated in the production.” That had never occurred to me. The woman in New York understood my question. There’s a place for shock in the arts, but preferably not when one is introducing someone to a new art form. Even knowing well this opulent production by legendary movie director Franco Zeffirelli (our daughter sang in the children’s chorus when The Dallas Opera staged it years ago), I wanted to ask how the “romantic scenes” would be handled. If I cannot, I determine, as best I can, the “family-friendly” nature of its staging. But before I recommend any production, I try to see it. ![]() ![]() Without question, La Boh ème is optimal for introducing young people to opera-particularly upper elementary ages and older. ![]() I was making an inquiry into the appropriateness for young people of one of the Met’s upcoming HD satellite transmissions, in this case, their February 24 Saturday matinee performance of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boh ème. “Mimi dies,” a Metropolitan Opera representative whispered to me over the phone.
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