Juliana Grigoryan, Angel Blue, Freddie de Tommaso, Adam Smith & Aleksandra Kurzak Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘La Bohème’

(Photo Credit: Evan Zimmerman / Metropolitan Opera) Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera. The production, which opens on Oct. 21, will be performed 20 times. The first cast of five performances will feature soprano Juliana Grigoryan and tenor Freddie De Tommaso alongside soprano Heidi Stober, baritone Lucas Meachem, baritone Sean Michael {…}

Sep 13, 2025

Opera Australia 2025 Review: La Bohème

(Photo credit: Keith Saunders) Gale Edwards’ 2011 production of “La Bohème,” part of this year’s Opera Australia winter season at the Sydney Opera House, was last seen here in summer 2023. The production’s dominant ideas are that of a spiegeltent and cabaret in Weimar-era Berlin – “the dazzling fishnets and fairy lights world of 1930s Berlin,” according to the company’s {…}

Jun 22, 2025

San Francisco Opera 2024-25 Review: La Bohème

(Photo: Cory Weaver) Some operas are able to provide an opulent reminder of just why opera exists and how it can conquer hearts and minds. Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” is at the top of that list. Even 130 years after its debut, this comedic tragedy, set in the Latin Quarter of Paris, remains the most popular and most frequently produced {…}

Jun 12, 2025

San Francisco Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘La Bohème’

The San Francisco Opera has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company said that baritone Lucas Meachem, who is currently performing Marcello, will now sing the role in all remaining performances, replacing Will Liverman, who was scheduled to perform Marcello on June 13, 18, and 21. Liverman has withdrawn from the production for personal {…}

Jun 4, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: La Bohème (Spring Cast)

(Photos: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera’s spring cast for Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s “La Bohème” left a lasting impression through this most iconic work. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director of Met Opera, made the night fun and engaging for audience members of all ages and backgrounds, along with a stellar cast of voices including {…}

May 7, 2025

Maria Brea, Melanie Spector, Eric Botto, Joseph Canuto Leon Among Headliners of ‘La Bohème’ Reading at The Church of the Village in NYC

Composer and Florida Grand Opera conductor Felix Jarrar will lead a public concert reading of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Monday, May 26, 2025 at New York City’s The Church of the Village. The opera will star Maria Brea as Mimì with Melanie Spector as Musetta. Eric Botto will be Rodolfo, and Joseph Canuto Leon will be Marcello, Evan Fleming will {…}

Apr 30, 2025

Nicole Car & Karen Chia-ling Ho Lead San Francisco Opera’s ‘La Bohème’

San Francisco Opera’s 2025 Summer Season is set to open with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The company will revive the production by John Caird, and Ramón Tebar will conduct the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. The company will showcase two different casts. The first will showcase Pene Pati as Rodolfo, Karen Chia-ling Ho as Mimì, Andrea Carroll as Musetta, and Lucas Meachem {…}

Apr 29, 2025

Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for 2025-26 Revival of ‘La Boheme’

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its 2025-26 season revival of “La Bohème.” The company said that Juliana Grigoryan will take over the role of Musetta, replacing the originally announced Aida Garifullina. Grigoryan is the winner of the International Stanislaw Moniuszko Vocal Competition Grand Prize and the Operalia Competition and has performed with numerous major companies, including {…}

Apr 16, 2025

Young Talent Takes on ‘La Bohème’ at Shangyin Opera House

Puccini’s “La Bohème” captures the joys and sorrows of young artists, following the love stories of two bohemian couples. In an inspired move, the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Shangyin Opera House will present a production featuring performers close in age to the characters they portray. On April 17–18, 2025, the Shangyin Opera House—an experimental theatre affiliated with the Conservatory—will {…}

Mar 11, 2025

Metropolitan Opera 2024-25 Review: La Boheme

Of course, this isn’t a review of the great Metropolitan Opera House, per se, but as a most fortunate and frequent attendee of the Royal Opera House, (now frustratingly called the Royal Ballet and Opera), it proved somewhat impossible for me to make comparisons. Yes, of COURSE, it IS big; it’s the biggest opera house in the world, as the {…}

Feb 28, 2025

Mariano Sanfilippo, Rossella Cerioni, Paolo Andrea Ferrando, & Vasiliki Chanou Star in ‘La Bohème’ at Teatro Govi

Teatro Govi has announced its upcoming production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Mariano Sanfilippo and Giorgi Gelashvili share the role of Rodolfo. Rossella Cerioni and Sue Im take on the role Mimi. They are joined by Paolo Andrea Ferrando, Vasiliki Chanou, Sofiia Yablonska, and Paolo Breda Bulgherini, among others. The Children’s Choir of the Arenzano Academy perform with the soloists. Giovanni {…}