NEW YORK — Mimis come and Rodolfos go, but one thing never changes in “La Boheme” at the Metropolitan Opera: When the curtain goes up on Act 2, the audience always applauds. Act 1 of Puccini’s opera ...

Some operas are great introductions to the art form. Others appeal more to connoisseurs. But Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme” is both, an experience to be eagerly anticipated for just about anyone. The ...

There is one bright spot amid the drab, workaday revival of Puccini's "La Bohème" that opened at the War Memorial Opera House on Saturday night, and her name is Anna Netrebko. For as long as she's ...

Back in the dark days of the pandemic, San Diego Opera conceived of a way to present Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme in a manner that would be consistent with Covid-19 social distancing rules. The ...

If George Bernard Shaw was right that youth is wasted on the young, does it follow that “La Boheme” must be as well? Opera, after all, is one of the greatest devices ever invented for sublimating a ...

Long before Broadway beckoned, director Baz Luhrmann had already made a brilliant first pass at Puccini's "La Boheme" for Opera Australia in 1990. A recorded 1993 return engagement at the Sydney Opera ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s production includes a lot of real food, even Oreos and bagels. And it’s Rex Marquez’s job to get it ...

Performed under the direction of Andris Nelsons, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Tenor Jonas Kaufmann and soprano Kristine Opolais join Andris Nelsons at his inaugural concert as as Boston ...

Giacomo Puccini, "La Boheme" (Deutsche Grammophon): With at least a dozen recordings of Puccini's "La Boheme" readily available from Amazon.com, why another? The answer lies in the commercial ...

La Bohème has long been a quintessential favorite among opera fans. The tender story of youthful love is both a musical gem and a go-to tearjerker for audiences all around the world. The story focuses ...

In small-scale touring versions and Covid-era outdoor incarnations, Puccini’s tragedy of impoverished artists has proved infinitely adaptable, but it is a joy to see a gloriously-realised sumptuous ...