La Bohème
March 15. 2025 - April 12. 2025
Upcoming Dates
March 15. 2025 - April 12. 2025
New-to-Chicago production La Bohème
Lyric Opera presents the enduring, passionate masterpiece La Bohème. Puccini brings unique beauty and sensitivity to this tale of young lovers in 19th-century Paris. With the famous arias of the ardent poet Rodolfo, the fragile seamstress Mimì, and the good-hearted party-girl Musetta, matched perfectly to the romance and heartbreak of this universal story, La Bohème is operatic perfection. At Lyric, two dazzling sopranos, Ailyn Pérez and Gabriella Reyes, are paired with the shining-voiced tenor Pene Pati (in his Lyric debut) and the vibrant baritone Will Liverman, in a production that will be a truly memorable moment in the company’s longstanding tradition of great La Bohème performances.
- Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
- Running Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
Lyric’s presentation of Puccini’s La Bohème is generously made possible by two Anonymous Donors and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Artists
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Ailyn Pérez
Mimì
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Pene Pati *
Rodolfo
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Gabriella Reyes
Musetta
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Will Liverman **
Marcello
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Peixin Chen
Colline
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Jordan de Souza
Conductor
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Duane Schuler
Lighting Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Director
LEVI HERNANDEZ**
BENOIT & ALCINDORO
MELANIE BACALING*
DIRECTOR
GERARD HOWLAND*
SET DESIGNER
PETER J. HALL
COSTUME DESIGNER
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumnus
A production of Los Angeles Opera and Dallas Opera.
Header images: Ken Howard/LA Opera, Michael Cooper/Canadian Opera Company, Evan Zimmerman/Metropolitan Opera