Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - Nov 6, 2024
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center?
San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season. Its magnificent melodies, a touchingly tragic love story, and arias that are among the most beautiful ever written have made it one of the world’s most performed operas for many years, an obvious choice for attracting audiences and donors.
The story begins in a bohemian Parisian garret where Rodolfo, a young writer, rooms with a painter, a musician and a philosopher. Money is scarce, and the only source of heat is a small stove. With no wood left to burn, Rodolfo begins to use pages from the manuscript of a play he’s writing for what few moments of heat they can provide. When the flames die down a roommate comments, “It opened and closed on the same night.”
Video: Making Snow for Met Opera's LA BOHÈME
by Joshua Wright - Oct 31, 2024
The snowfall in Act III of Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of Puccini’s La Bohème is one of the most breathtaking moments on the Met stage. Go behind the scenes and watch how the Met Stagehands make the magic happen.
Review Roundup: WE LIVE IN CAIRO at New York Theatre Workshop
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 29, 2024
Running at New York Theatre Workshop is We Live in Cairo, featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects The Lazours. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new show...
LA BOHÈME to be Presented at Opera San José This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2024
LA BOHÈME will be presented at Opera San José this holiday season. Experience Puccini's timeless tale of love and loss set against the backdrop of Paris. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: LA BOHÈME at Wolf Trap
by Emily Berger - Jul 20, 2024
Directed by John Caird and, for this revival, Katherine M. Carter, the production featured a talented cast of emerging opera stars, Studio Artists (many of whom were in featured roles), additional chorus members and the Children’s Chorus of Washington. This large cast filled the stage with excitement, love, and ultimately profound grief.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF LA BOHÈME at Tenth Avenue Arts Center In East Village
by Ron Bierman - May 22, 2024
The first act of Opera À La Carte’s production of La bohème featured costuming and well-used furniture that made Rodolfo’s bohemian Parisian garret seem more real than the elaborate expensive sets and costumes of many other productions. After all, Rodolfo (tenor Adam Caughey) and his three friends are starving artists, and bohème is a notable example of opera verismo.
Who knew? Turns out you can stage a memorable version of La bohème with underappreciated local singers and a modest budget.
Interview: Charles H. Eaton of LA BOHÈME at Minnesota Opera
by Jared Fessler - Apr 30, 2024
The Minnesota Opera's rendition of La Bohème will grace the stage of the Ordway Music Theater from May 4th to May 19th, 2024. The enchanting music is composed by Giacomo Puccini, with a compelling libretto crafted by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.
San Francisco Opera Announces 2024"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2024
The 2024–25 Season includes six mainstage opera productions along with concert presentations including a one-night-only performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on October 26, honoring the work's 200th anniversary and, in the summer of 2025, a special Pride Concert celebrating San Francisco's LGBTQIA+ community.
El Estudio De La "pera De Bellas Artes Presentará Versión Reducida De LA BOHÈME, De Giacomo Puccini
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2024
La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), a través del Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA), ofrecerán 10 funciones de una versión reducida de la famosa ópera italiana La bohème, del compositor Giacomo Puccini. Serán ocho funciones con una duración de 60 minutos en el Teatro El Granero Xavier Rojas, del Centro Cultural del Bosque, así como dos funciones con duración de 30 minutos en el Palacio Postal, en la Ciudad de México.
Video: Go Backstage with LA BOHÈME at The Atlanta Opera
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024
Take a look behind the scenes of 'La Bohème' and meet the talented cast, crew, artists, and technicians bringing The Atlanta Opera's production of Puccini's classic to life. Watch the video here!
Video: Watch a Conversation in Spanish with Gabriella Reyes of The Atlanta Opera's LA BOHÈME
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 28, 2024
Gabriella Reyes, Nicaraguan-American soprano who is currently taking the role of Mimì in The Atlanta Opera production of La Bohème to new heights sat down with the Director of The Atlanta Opera Film Studio, Felipe Barral, for a conversation in Spanish about her life, career, and taking on Puccini's iconic classic. Watch the video here!
Video: Get A First Look at LA BOHÈME at Atlanta Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 22, 2024
Get a first look at Atlanta Opera's La Bohème as you escape to the Bohemian streets of Paris in their production of Puccini’s masterpiece. The opera unfolds a world of dreams, love, and artistic passion at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. See the all-new cinematic trailer for the production.
Video: Go Inside The Process of LA BOHÈME at Atlanta Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 19, 2024
Take a deeper dive into the beautiful music and story if Giacomo Puccini's 'La bohème' with conductor Jonathan Brandani as he explores what has made this opera one of the most enduring masterpieces of all time in this all new video.
The Bushnell Announces 2024 Ovations Gala: LA VIE BOHÈME
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2024
The Bushnell has announced that its annual gala celebration, Ovations 2024: La Vie Bohème, will occur on Saturday, March 2, 2024, from 6 PM to midnight at the historic performing arts center located at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, CT.
El Estudio De La "pera De Bellas Artes Presenta Sí, Me Llaman Mimí, Basada En La Bohème
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2023
Como despedida de la generación 2022-2023, el Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) presentará este sábado 16 de diciembre, en el Palacio Postal, la ópera de bolsillo Sí, me llaman Mimí, basada en La Bohème, de Giacomo Puccini, en una adaptación de Andrea Parra.
Review: LA BOHÈME, Opera Holland Park
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 22, 2023
Puccini’s masterpiece La bohème combines friendship, passion and tragedy to create one of the world’s most popular operas. Having been staged so many times, there is an understandable temptation to alter the setting, but does it work or is it change for change's sake?