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This production is supported by

The Opera Conference, Australia’s national partnership of professional opera companies, the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts and funding advisory body, by the NSW Government through Create NSW, and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever.

Experience 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.

For our bohemians, everything is possible and the future can’t come quickly enough. Rodolfo and his friends are determined to make their mark on the world and experience everything it has to offer – but right now they’d settle for something warm to eat.

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.

Puccini’s score has always captured the soaring spirit of young love, and this new production breathes fresh life into one of the world’s favourite operas. Award-winning director Dean Bryant (Anything Goes, Sweet Charity) brings his trademark wit and vivacity to this new staging, which captures that giddy moment where you and your friends feel you’ll live forever.


On Tour in 2025

La Bohème is touring from July 2025, with more venues in VIC, NT and WA to be announced.

Victoria

Geelong, VIC  | 11 & 12 July | Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Wangaratta, VIC | 6 September | Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra, ACT | 17–19 July | Canberra Theatre Centre

New South Wales

Murwillumbah, NSW | 22 July | Murwillumbah Civic Centre

Queensland

Carins, QLD | 25 July | Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Rockhampton, QLD | 29 July | Pilbeam Theatre
Mackay, QLD | 31 July | Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre
Caloundra, QLD | 2 August | The Events Centre

Western Australia

Mandurah, WA | 20 August | Mandurah Performing Arts Centre


La Bohème National Tour (2024)

Photographer: Jeff Busby

Casts & Creatives

CONDUCTOR
Simon Bruckard
DIRECTOR
REVIVAL DIRECTOR
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
MIMI
RODOLFO
Nick Kirkup
MUSETTA
Jane Magão
MARCELLO
Benjamin Del Borrello
SCHAUNARD
COLLINE
BENOIT/ALCINDORO
Eugene Raggio

The costumes

Costume sketch by Isabel Hudson


 

Government Partners

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