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Classics For Kids.com
https://www.classicsforkids.com/composer/?id=52
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uTACCylqCxpDzYZxtQBjY?si=68dd2638223c4371
Classics For Kids is an education outreach program that seeks to bring classical music to new generations. This brief and comprehensive episode on Giacomo Puccini, the composer of La Boheme, covers how he rose to fame and digs into the pieces that lent his place in the history of Opera.
ENO.org
https://www.eno.org/discover-opera/operas/an-introduction-to-la-boheme/
An introduction to La bohème
This page provides a simple overview of the show’s plot, modern adaptations, and history– including notes on Puccini’s feud with another composer who sought to bring the story to life as an opera.
Literary Kicks
https://litkicks.com/HenryMurger/
Henry Murger: La Vie De Boheme
After having lived the life of a struggling artist, Henry Murger wrote the book Scenes de la Vie de Boheme or Scenes of the Bohemian Life, based on his experiences living on the left bank of Paris. This book eventually inspired Puccini to write his enduring Opera, La Boheme.
Mundana
https://www.themepush.com/demo-mundana/the-bohemian-movement-of-19th-century-paris/
The Bohemian “movement” of 19th Century Paris
Boheme or Bohemian in English is a term that comes from 19th century France to refer to unconventional ways of living. Bohemian lives were typically influenced by art and less conservative beliefs. The term works in a similar way to other words that may be more familiar to the modern world like hippie or hipster. Similar to the common perception of hippie, those who disliked bohemian lifestyles often considered it to be immature and morally flawed.
PBS.org
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/plague-gallery/
THE FORGOTTEN PLAGUE: TB in America: 1895-1954
Tuberculosis: What is it, where did it come from, what did it do, and where did it go? From the mass death that Tuberculosis or TB caused, to the global urge for better hygiene, to advancements in medicine that saved lives, this article, including photo slides, covers the fine details of the disease.
This Podcast Will Kill You
APPLE PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-9-tuberculosis-a-slowburn/id1299915173?i=1000398890549
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2B2tXZc2UKegSIrx23ugr6?si=5fce166c3af14bff
Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn
This podcast might not actually kill you, but it covers so many things that can. Each episode tackles a different disease, from its history, to its biology, and finally, how scared you need to be. Ecologists and epidemiologists Erin Welsh and Erin Allmann Updyke make infectious diseases acceptable fodder for dinner party conversation and provide the perfect cocktail recipe to match.
This episode looks at tuberculosis, also commonly referred to as TB, and consumption. The hosts discuss how the disease infects the body, its effects, and its life in media like Moulin Rouge.
Aria Code
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/aria-code/episodes/aria-code-puccini-la-boheme-vittoriogrigolo
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/73tRGGCO1YEXvV4peT61sg?si=b68c85970f514d01
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/puccinis-la-boheme-is-love-at-first-sight-reallya-thing/id1442604220?i=1000425640897
Puccini's La Boheme: Is Love at First Sight Really a Thing?
Love at first sight is not just a cliché of romantic comedies: more than half of all Americans say they’ve experienced it. Can this explain the timeless appeal of Puccini’s La Bohème? In this episode, host Rhiannon Giddens and her guests consider what love at first sight is really all about, sharing perspectives on the music, the history and, yes, the brain science. Plus, you'll hear tenor Vittorio Grigolo sing the complete aria "Che gelida manina" from the Metropolitan Opera stage
Lyric: Opera of Chicago
https://www.lyricopera.org/lyric-lately/opera-on-broadway-la-boheme-vs.-rent/
Opera on Broadway: La bohème vs. Rent
When Jonathan Larson began writing Rent in 1990, he sought to modernize the story of love, art, and poverty within La Boheme in the context of his own life and the aids pandemic that surrounded him. Rent, by effect, includes a number of literary allusions to the Opera that fans of Broadway and Opera can enjoy.
The Art of Narrative
https://artofnarrative.com/2019/07/07/exploring-nonlinear-narratives/
Exploring Nonlinear Narratives: What they are & How to use them
Learn the power of nonlinear narratives, and how the best authors use this tool to create themes and highlight character arcs!