La Boheme (1961 film) La Boheme (1961 film) La Boheme is a 1961 Australian TV play, a film of Giacomo Puccini's opera "La bohème". It was directed by Alan Burke. Alistair Duncan did not sing. His singing voice was provided by Raymond McDonald. The "Sydney Morning Herald" thought "the unashamed but essentially domestic and intimate sentiment" of the opera "proved exceptionally congenial to television" and thought it had "a technical excellence in presentation that might serve as a model for future televised operas. The performers were reasonably efficient in mouthing to their own prerecorded singing.. There was little outstanding singing, but plenty of competent
Marie Stuart (opera) and female singers in the 19th century and continues to be performed today. It was also published in various arrangements for solo instrument including violin, piano, and flute. Marie Stuart (opera) Marie Stuart is a grand opera in five acts composed by Louis Niedermeyer to a libretto by Théodor Anne loosely based on events in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. It premiered at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris on 6 December 1844 with Rosine Stoltz in the title role. "Marie Stuart" was Niedermeyer's fourth opera and his second foray into the grand opera genre.