Name: La Bohème
Start: 2024-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Opera House

Admin

Royal Opera House

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Stage director

Richard Jones

Costume designer

Stewart Laing

Set designer

Lighting designer

Mimi Jordan Sherin

Choreographer

Sarah Fahie

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

Chorus master

William Spaulding

Soprano

Olga Kulchynska

Mimi

Tenor

Pene Pati

Rodolfo

Stefan Pop

Baritone

Mikhail Timoshenko

Marcello

Amina Edris

Musetta

Simona Mihai

Jolyon Loy

Schaunard

Bass

Aleksei Kulagin

Colline

Eddie Wade

Benoît

Wyn Pencarreg

Alcindoro

Teatro Real de Madrid

Italian

La Bohème

London

United Kingdom

Main Stage

La Bohème: La Bohème Puccini

Public

Private

Joshua Dos

English

Approved

With its Christmas setting, tender exploration of first love and both humorous and heartbreaking celebration of friendship, La bohème captivates audiences time and time again, making it the perfect choice for your first visit to the opera.  

Principal Guest Conductor Designate Speranza Scappucci, leads her first Covent Garden stage production. Richard Jones’ beloved staging returns, starring Olga Kulchynska as Mimì, Pene Pati and Stefan Pop as Rodolfo, Mikhail Timoshenko as Marcello and Amina Edris and Simona Mihai as Musetta. 

PUCCINI’S MUCH-LOVED LA BOHÈME 
La bohème received its world premiere at Turin’s Teatro Regio in 1896 and its Covent Garden debut the following year. Composer Giacomo Puccini was inspired by Henri Murger’s 1851 episodic novel, Scènes de la vie de bohème (‘Scenes of the bohemian life’). The libretto was written by playwright Luigi Illica and poet Giuseppe Giacosa. It is currently one of the best-loved operas worldwide, and the opera most performed at the Royal Opera House. 

A TIMELESS LOVE STORY  
With its soaring love duets, intimate arias and spectacular chorus scenes, Puccini’s timeless Parisian tale has enduring appeal to audiences throughout the ages. Puccini’s beautiful score includes highlights such as ‘Sì, mi chiamano Mimì’ (Yes, they call me Mimì) and ‘Quando m’en vo’ (When I go along), Puccini himself wept at the music of the poignant final scenes.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer