San Francisco Opera to Present ‘Bohème Out of the Box’

By Francisco Salazar
(Photo: Kristen Loken/San Francisco Opera)

San Francisco Opera is set to present “Bohème Out of the Box” at the Bay Area communities this spring and summer.

The company will feature free live afternoon performances of an abridged version of Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The production will travel to outdoor locations in Burlingame, Alameda, Albany, and Union City in April and June 2024.

The June 29 Union City stop will feature two afternoon performances, “Bohème Out of the Box” and “SF Opera Out of the Box: Adler Fellows in Concert,” a one-hour concert of opera arias performed by San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows.

There will also be free First Act Workshops 45 minutes before showtime at all “Bohème Out of the Box.”

“Bohème Out of the Box” will be directed by Jose Maria Condemi and will feature a cast that includes Caroline Corrales (Mimì), Christopher Oglesby (Rodolfo), Samuel Kidd (Marcello), Georgiana Adams (Musetta), James McCarthy (Colline), Jongwon Han (Schaunard) and Philip Skinner (Benoit/Alcindoro). The performance will also include pianists Julian Grabarek and Yang Lin, and narration by Michael Bragg.

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