La bohème is an opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger. The world première performance of La bohème was in Turin on February 1, 1896 at the Teatro Regio (now the Teatro Regio Torino) and conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. In 1946, fifty years after the opera's premiere, Toscanini conducted a performance of it on U.S. radio, and this performance was eventually released on records and on compact disc. It is the only recording of a Puccini opera by its original conductor.
Ruggero Leoncavallo composed an opera of the same name and it is based on the same story, but with his own libretto. His La bohème, which was premiered in 1897, focuses more on the Musetta and Marcello relationship, rather than that of Mimì and Rodolfo as in Puccini's version. Leoncavallo's version is almost never performed, while Puccini's is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire.
It appears on Opera America's list of the 20 most-performed operas in North America, where it appears as Number 2, second only to Madama Butterfly, also a masterpiece by Puccini.
Performance Info:
- Times:
- Dates:
- 4th Jan @ 19:30
- 8th Jan @ 19:30
- 11th Jan @ 19:30
- 16th Jan @ 19:30
- 19th Jan @ 19:30
- 23rd Jan @ 19:30
- 25th Jan @ 19:30
- 30th Jan @ 19:30
- 4th Feb @ 19:30
- 6th Feb @ 19:30
- 9th Feb @ 13:00
- 14th Feb @ 19:30
- 16th Feb @ 19:30
- 21st Feb @ 19:30
- 23rd Feb @ 13:00
- 1st Mar @ 13:00
- 5th Mar @ 19:30
- 14th Mar @ 19:30
- 20th Mar @ 19:30
Booking Information:
Please ensure that you select which Restaurant you would like to go to. (Aria or Guilliaume).
For Guilliaume Restaurant there is only Pre Theatre Dinner.
For Aria Restaurant there is a selection of Pre or Post Theatre Dinner. Please make sure that you store this infor on the booking diary on Enta.
Travel Info:
Public Transport: You can catch buses, trains and ferries to Circular Quay. Circular Quay is a 5-7 minute walk from the Sydney Opera House
Timetable information: 131 500 (within Australia only)
Train: Visit
www.cityrail.info
Ferries: Visit
www.sydneyferries.nsw.gov.au
Buses: Visit
www.sydneybuses.nsw.gov.au
New free bus service: A new bus service from Circular Quay will operate for patrons attending major performances.
Sydney Opera House Car Park: Open 6:30am to 1:00am, seven days. There is under cover access to the Sydney Opera House from the Car Park.
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