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La Bohème

Where
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000
Joan Sutherland Theatre
When

Thursday 12 January 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 14 January 2023 from 8pm to 10:15pm Wednesday 18 January 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 21 January 2023 from 12pm to 2:15pm Tuesday 24 January 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Friday 27 January 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Tuesday 31 January 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Friday 3 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Wednesday 8 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 11 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Tuesday 14 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 18 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Thursday 23 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 25 February 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Wednesday 1 March 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Friday 3 March 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Thursday 9 March 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm Saturday 11 March 2023 from 7:30pm to 9:45pm

Cost

Starting from: $81

Experience the romance of the original bohemian love story.

When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love can’t warm a freezing winter. The Bohemians have some growing up to do.

Some emotions are too big for words alone, and for that, we have music. La Bohème exposes your soul to the feelings that only music can express. The music soars with the ecstasy of love, crackles with the pain of jealousy and cries with the agony of loss.

This touching tale is set among the fishnets and fairy lights of 1930s Berlin.

Stellar sopranos Karah Son, Danita Weatherstone and Rebecca Gulinello sing the role of Mimì. Iván Ayón Rivas and Atalla Ayan sing as the poet, Rodolfo. Julie Lea Goodwin and Esther Song sing the iconically blonde Musetta, while Haotian Qi croons as her Marcello. Michelangelo Mazza and Tahu Matheson conduct.

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