Royal Ballet and Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Ian Hippolyte) Richard Jones’ production of “La Bohème,” currently at Covent Garden for its eighth run, is a magnificent piece of art. It is still, however, tempered with a few anomalies including nonsensical stage changes in full view of the audience. I’ve grown to accept set designer Stewart Laing’s bohemian residence, portrayed here as a clinically spruce garret; albeit {…}

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Latvian National Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème

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(Photo: Latvian National Opera press) After a month-long closure for renovation works, the Latvian National Opera reopened its doors shortly before the end of the summer season with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” For this return to the stage, the National Opera presented Laura Groza’s production, which reimagines the opera in a dystopian future through a visual language that may recall Blade {…}

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Q & A: Robin Norton-Hale on Filming ‘La Boheme’ & Her Upcoming Projects

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Robin Norton-Hale is a multi-award-winning freelance writer and director for theatre, opera and film, currently based between London and Sheffield. She is the Artistic Director and CEO of English Touring Opera and an executive coach. She was the founding Artistic Director and Chief Executive of OperaUpClose, an award-winning opera company with a focus on inventive new English-language productions of {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Warns Patrons of Measles Exposure Following Performance of ‘La Bohème’

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(Credit: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera) Following a performance of “La Bohème” on April 25, the Metropolitan Opera House sent out an email to audience members who attended the performance advising that one of their fellow patrons had contracted measles. According to The Gothamist, the person visited the Metropolitan Opera and at least one Manhattan restaurant while infected with measles, {…}

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Vancouver Opera Breaks Records with ‘La Bohème’

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Vancouver Opera’s 2025-2026 season-closing production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” is tracking to become the highest-grossing opera in the company’s 66-year history. The opera will surpass the record formerly held by the 2023-2024 season production of “Carmen.” In a statement, Tom Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera said, “we’re thrilled to see La Bohème’s enduring popularity reflected in this overwhelming audience {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème (Spring 2026)

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(Photo Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) I’ve seen “La Bohème” many times, which means I usually know within a few minutes how it’s going to go. Puccini doesn’t ask for permission to rip your heart out; an unrelenting sense of tragedy is the hallmark of his work. At some point, the opera either grabs you, or it doesn’t, and {…}

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Jonelle Sills, Matthew White, Lucia Cesaroni & Zachary Rioux Lead Vancouver Opera’s ‘La Bohème’

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Vancouver Opera is set to conclude its 2025-26 season with Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. In a statement, Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General Director said, “This season has been an extraordinary journey for Vancouver Opera, and there could be no more fitting a finale than ‘La Bohème.’ Puccini’s music captures youthful love and loss with breathtaking immediacy {…}

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Austin Opera to Present ‘La Bohème’ with Joshua Blue & Brittany Olivia Logan

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Austin Opera’s 40th Birthday Season is set to conclude with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The opera will be performed at the Long Center for four performances between April 30 and May 3, 2026. The work will star tenors Joshua Blue and Demetrious Sampson, Jr as Rodolfo and sopranos Brittany Olivia Logan and Maria Brea as Mimi. They will be joined by {…}

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Opera på Skäret Unveils Cast for 2026 ‘La Bohème’ Production

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Opera på Skäret has announced the cast for its summer 2026 production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production is directed by American Jennifer Williams, making her debut at Opera på Skäret, and conducted by Italian Lorenzo Coladonato. The role of Mimì will be shared between Swedish soprano Anna Hedendahl and Ukrainian soprano Kseniya Bakhritdinova. Rodolfo is shared between South Korean {…}

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Royal Ballet and Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème

Latvian National Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème

Q & A: Robin Norton-Hale on Filming ‘La Boheme’ & Her Upcoming Projects

Metropolitan Opera Warns Patrons of Measles Exposure Following Performance of ‘La Bohème’

Vancouver Opera Breaks Records with ‘La Bohème’

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: La Bohème (Spring 2026)

Jonelle Sills, Matthew White, Lucia Cesaroni & Zachary Rioux Lead Vancouver Opera’s ‘La Bohème’

Austin Opera to Present ‘La Bohème’ with Joshua Blue & Brittany Olivia Logan

Opera på Skäret Unveils Cast for 2026 ‘La Bohème’ Production