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Puccini's "La Boheme": A timeless tale of love and heartbreak

Melony Dodson talks with guest conductor, Michelle Rofrano and tenor, Ben Gulley, who is singing the role of Rodolfo in Knoxville Opera's production of Puccini's La Boheme

Knoxville Opera is getting ready for its next production: Puccini's classic tale of love and heartbreak, La Boheme. Performances are Friday, January 31st at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 2nd at 2:30pm and will be given in the historic Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. A pre-show chat, hosted by Daniel Berry, begins one hour before the performance. This production is stage directed by Dean Anthony with musical direction by guest conductor, Michelle Rofrano

Learn more about the opera and get to know conductor, Michelle Rofrano and tenor, Ben Gulley (who is singing the role of Rodolfo) in this interview with Morning Concert host, Melony Dodson.

Tickets and additional information at https://www.knoxvilleopera.org/la-boheme

Melony calls the beautiful mountains of Boone, N.C., home, although she was born near Greensboro, N.C. There’s just something about those Blue Ridge Mountains that got in her blood and never left after she moved there to attend Appalachian State University (ASU). While at ASU, she majored in piano performance and music therapy and began to cultivate a love for accompanying and for collaborating with other musicians. This soon led her to earn a master’s degree in collaborative piano at the University of Tennessee, which she attended from 2006-2008.