This Richard Jones production perfectly captures the blend of tragedy and comedy in La Bohème and provides an acute analysis of Puccini’s young would-be artists and their lovers. Puccini’s score is one of his most beautiful, with highlights including Rodolfo and Mimì’s introductory arias and love duet in Act I, ebullient music for the chorus and soloists in Act II, and Mimì’s poignant death scene, over which the composer himself wept. It is currently one of the best-loved operas worldwide, and the opera most performed at London’s Royal Opera House.

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