Olexandr Forkushak / Ocene

‘La Bohème’ is boisterous and full of energy, yet is not without its more emotional parts. It shows us an immaturity through our characters and the peppy music, there is a humour which plays out before the audience especially between Marcello and flirtatious Musetta (where a special mention must be given to Forkushak and Perrier for their chemistry and especially to the former who steals the show in Act II).

The entire cast is fantastic throughout, but they are led with confident verve by Sorin Lupu as Rodolfo, and Alyona Kistenyova giving a powerful performance as the angelic and doomed Mimi. Olexandr Forkushak’s Marcello provides a solid foil to Rodolfo’s flamboyance, and the juxtaposition of his rocky relationship with Olga Perrier’s delightfully vivacious Musetta alongside Rodolfo and Mimi drives much musing on the nature of love and relationships in the third act.