The Turin première in 1896 of La Bohème was not well received, despite being conducted by the great Arturo Toscanini. However, subsequent productions brought success for this, the fourth of Puccini's operas. It has many great soaring melodies.
The full score is useful for study, for armchair conducting and, of course, for performance. Singers and pianists will be happier with the vocal score, which is easier to carry about in rehearsal, but which only contains a piano reduction of the score.
This is a reprint of an out-of-copyright edition from another publisher, and as such, there is no English translation, just the original Italian. Nevertheless, it still represents incredibly good value-for-money.
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