Opera Memphis sets ‘La Bohème’ on Beale Street in 1915
Marquita Richardson (playing Mimi, left) and Chauncey Parker (playing Rodolfo) rehearse before a dress rehearsal of “La Bohème” at Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Metropolitan Opera tenor who stars as Rodolfo believes “La Bohème' serves as an archetype for modern TV sitcoms that also center around six friends. Like “Living Single.”
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A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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