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| Composer | Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Librettist | Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Year | 1896 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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SofiaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Ognyan Draganov; Bulgarian National Academy of Music; Penyo Pirozov
VeronaLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
Francesco Lanzillotta; Alfonso Signorini; Arena di Verona Corps de Ballet; Juan Guillermo Nova; Arena di Verona Orchestra; Arena di Verona Chorus; Yusif Eyvazov
New York CityLa bohème
Puccini: La bohème
TBC; Franco Zeffirelli; Metropolitan Opera; Karel Mark Chichon; Peter J. Hall; Gil Wechsler
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Livermore’s successful Bohème opens at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
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Originally staged at the Caracalla Baths in 2014, Davide Livermore’s production comes in from the cold.
A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna
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Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.
La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera
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Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season.
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ParisLa bohèmeNew production
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Puccini: La bohème
Gustavo Dudamel; Claus Guth; Opéra national de Paris; Étienne Pluss; Eva Dessecker; Fabrice Kebour; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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A journey through Puccini’s Tuscany
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Puccini, who died 100 years ago this year, had a lasting fondness for his native Tuscany – and despite his wealth and fame in later life never moved far from his birthplace in Lucca.
Bachtrack top ten: Giacomo Puccini
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Giacomo Puccini knew how to pull the heartstrings in his music. He made his soprano characters suffer... but also composed some of his best music for them.