Lyric Opera

Kansas City

2008-09 Season

• La BohÈme
• Julius Caesar
• La traviata
• The pirates of Penzance

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La bohème

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Liberetto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Sung in Italian with English subtitles

In one of the most popular and romantic operas ever written, bleak winter weather can't cool young love's passion. Puccini's masterpiece has inspired audiences for more than 100 years with its glorious melodies illuminating the eternal story of starving bohemians and star-crossed lovers in the Latin quarter of Paris. Don't forget your tissues! Sometimes love can't cure all.

 

LOVE. FRIENDSHIP. GRIEF. COMPASSION.

 

Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions grand prize winner Alyson Cambridge (Mimì) has received critical acclaim for the role: "Mimì took the stage, the music shifted, and her impossibly smooth, stunning vocals filled the room...[she] sang the role of Mimì with a full and beautiful voice." The Boston Globe 2007

 

Synopsis

For a quick look at the story as it will appear on the Lyric stage read our synopsis. La bohème Synopsis

Guide

Know all about La bohème? What it is to be a "Bohemian?" or What motivated Puccini to compose such a timeless opera? Read our informational opera guide featuring historical background and samples of musical themes (click on the underlined portions to listen to the musical references). La bohème Guide