may be the most loved work in all of opera. Its romantic story of starving artists and Parisian courtesans falling in love and coping with poverty sets audience hearts' fluttering. Its sweeping arias ...

Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” is easily one of the most popular operas of all time. Despite being written from 1893-95 and set in 1830, today’s audiences continue to find its romantic tale of ...

'What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died." What saves La Boheme from sticky sentimentality is a superb, heart-rushing score . It's not just the famous melodies, securely ensconced in the ...

Houston Public Media's St.John Flynn and Eric Skelly of the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra give a quick overview of Giacomo Puccini's powerful and tragic love story set in the Latin Quarter of Paris in ...

In the roles of the on-again, off-again couple Musetta and Marcello are soprano Olga Kulchynska and Plachetka, singing his first Marcello at the Met. The cast also includes baritone Sean Michael Plumb ...

Adapted from the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger, Puccini’s version soared to hold a unique place in the hearts of audiences ever since it was first performed in 1896. The beauty of ...

Jonathan Miller’s 2009 staging opens English National Opera’s season with Nadine Benjamin an affecting Mimì and conductor Clelia Cafiero, making an impressive UK debut Puccini was only 65 when he died ...

This December, the Amore Opera returns with Giacomo Puccini's beloved holiday favorite La Bohème directed by Nathan Hull and conducted by Jason Tramm with set design by Richard Cerullo. This fully ...

In the 21st century, the dilemma facing many opera companies around the world is how to refresh centuries-old operas to appeal to a modern audience. Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece “La Bohème,” one of ...