What English operatic tenor sang the duet "O soave fanciulla " from Puccini's opera "La bohème" with Mary Plazas?
La Bohème (2009 film) La Bohème is a 2009 short film from directed by Werner Herzog. The four-minute film features images of harsh life in Ethiopia set to the duet "O soave fanciulla " from Puccini's opera "La bohème", sung by Peter Auty and Mary Plazas. It was part of a series of short films commissioned by Sky Arts and English National Opera.
Charles Manners (bass) Charles Manners (27 December 18573 May 1935) was a British bass singer and opera company manager. His earliest performances were with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, first as a chorus member and then as a principal, creating the role of Private Willis in "Iolanthe" in 1882. After leaving D'Oyly Carte the following year, he sang with several opera companies, most notably the Carl Rosa Opera Company and Covent Garden. In 1898, he and his wife, the singer Fanny Moody, set up their own company, dedicated to presenting opera in English.