Livermore’s successful Bohème opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Carolina López Moreno (Mimì)

Carolina López Moreno (Mimì) and Saimir Pirgu (Rodolfo)

Ensemble and chorus at the Café Momus

Bohemians and Matteo Peirone (Benoît)

By Pia Maltri, 16 January 2026

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Reviewed at Teatro Costanzi, Teatro dell'Opera, Rome on 14 January 2026

Puccini, La bohème

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Jader Bignamini, Conductor

Davide Livermore, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer, Lighting Designer

Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Saimir Pirgu, Rodolfo

Carolina López Moreno, Mimì

Nicola Alaimo, Marcello

Desirée Rancatore, Musetta

Alessio Arduini, Schaunard

William Thomas, Colline

Matteo Peirone, Benoît, Alcindoro

Giordano Massaro, Parpignol

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Pia Maltri

Pia first fell head over heels for opera when she was a teenager by listening to recordings of some of the great voices of the past: Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Mirella Freni, Alfredo Kraus. She holds a degree in Italian Literature and she lives in Rome.

Davide Livermore’s successful Bohème opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma