Wednesday, December 23 at 9:00 p.m. on WPBT2

Giacomo Puccini’s enduring 1896 blockbuster now makes its way to the big screen in a lushly atmospheric movie adaptation directed by Robert Dornhelm. The operatic “dream couple” — sensational Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and dashing Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón — reunite as the doomed lovers Mimi and Rodolfo, joined by George von Bergen (vocals by Boaz Daniel) as Marcello, Adrian Eröd as Schaunard, Vitalij Kowaljow as Colline, Tiziano Bracci as Benoit and Nicole Cabell as Musetta.

Visit the website at www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf.