La bohème

May 4–19, 2024

MUSIC BY GIACOMO PUCCINI
LIBRETTO BY GIUSEPPE GIACOSA AND LUIGI ILLICA

Finding love. Choosing family.
On a bitterly cold winter’s night in the heart of Paris, a young woman’s search for a candle light fatefully sparks one of the most enduring love stories of all time. But can a love so great be sustained? Join Mimì, Rodolfo, and their bohemian friends as they find levity and joy amidst the hardship and struggle of a life in pursuit of art. Featuring some of the most captivating music ever written, Puccini’s La bohème weaves moments of warmth and ecstasy together with anguish and heartbreak in this enduring story of love, loss, and life. 

Sung in Italian with English captions projected above the stage.
Runs approximately 2 hr 35 minutes.

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Location

Ordway Music Theater
345 Washington St
St Paul, MN 55102

Subscription performance dates (May 4–12) available now for Ordway subscription packages.

The production of La bohème has been made possible by the support of YourClassical MPR.

Cast & Creative Team

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Composer Biography

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Giacomo Puccini was born into a family of court composers and organists in the historic city of Lucca, Italy. With a strong feeling of tradition in the Puccini family, it was expected that Giacomo would assume his deceased father’s position as Maestro di Cappella…

Synopsis: Puccini's La Bohème

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ACT I Paris, 21st century. In their Latin Quarter garret, the near-destitute artist Marcello
and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm…

Director's Notes: La Bohème

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La bohème: Meet the Artists

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Recently, Christian Sanders, Won Whi Choi, Melinda Whittington and Symone Harcum sat down to answer a few questions about themselves and their roles.

La Bohème Digital Program Book

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Check out the digital program for La Bohème! Read up on all the people and planning that made this production possible.

BLOG: La Bohème and Rent Connections

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La bohème, which was originally based on Henri Murger’s novel Scènes de la vie Bohème (Scenes from the bohemian life)…

Minnesota Opera's First Timer's Guide

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Will our production of La Bohème be your first visit to the opera? Welcome! Learn some helpful information for your first visit here!

BLOG: Meet La bohème chorus members Paul Gutmann and Gillian Gauntt

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We caught up with two members of the MN Opera Chorus, Paul Gutmann and Gillian Gauntt, to chat about what they are bringing to the production, their own experience of La bohème, and where else they perform in the Twin Cities.

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