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La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

Janai Brugger (Mimì) and Oreste Cosimo (Rodolfo)
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Gihoon Kim (Marcello)
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Rod Gilfry (Alcindoro) and Erica Petrocelli (Musetta)
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Reviewed at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles on 22 November 2025
Puccini, La bohème
LA Opera
Lina González-Granados, Conductor
Herbert Ross, Director
Gerard Howland, Set Designer
Peter J. Hall, Costume Designer
Pablo Santiago, Lighting Designer
LA Opera Orchestra
LA Opera Chorus
Jeannique Prospere, Costume Designer
Brenna Corner, Revival Director
Oreste Cosimo, Rodolfo
Janai Brugger, Mimì
Gihoon Kim, Marcello
Erica Petrocelli, Musetta
Emmett O'Hanlon, Schaunard
William Guanbo Su, Colline
Rod Gilfry, Benoît, Alcindoro
Jeremy Frank, Choirmaster / chorus director
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