When choosing between the two, I would have to say I gravitated and enjoyed Rent much more than La Boheme. I could actually grasp the theme of the musical and I enjoyed the modernity of it as well. Watching the Opera… I will say I didn’t go in to it very excited, so that may have added to my overall dislike of the experience. The opera being in Italian, was cool, to hear a different language sung in such an articulated way. However, having to read the little word screen and watch them on stage was too much for me. Even when I did read, it didn’t entirely make since to me when looking at them on stage, like the words didn’t match the actions. I will say, the sets and costumes were amazing, the illusion of them being in a room at the top of the house was amazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To contrast the two, the Opera is based in Paris in the 19th century while the musical is based in NYC in the 20th century. Despite that, they both share the message of showing people figuring out their life during difficult times. For instance, with Mimi in La Boheme, she passed due to Tuberculosis, and in Rent, Mimi and Roger have HIV and Tom and Angel have AIDS. The changes in diseases properly reflects the musical adapting to modern times and making it more relatable or emotion provoking to the audience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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