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REVIEW: RENT Returns To Sydney with a Large Scale Production for the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.
by Jade Kops - Oct 3, 2025

Director Shaun Rennie delivers his third imagining of RENT, this time in his biggest staging of the musical to date in the Joan Sutherland Theatre of Sydney Opera House.  32 years after Jonathan Larson’s (Music, Book, Lyrics) musical theatre adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème was first presented as a workshop production in the off-Broadway New York Theatre Workshop in 1993, almost 30 years after it’s Broadway debeut at the Nederlander Theatre in 1996,  and 27 years after it’s Australian premiere at the Theatre Royal in 1998, the “rock opera” retains a relevance.

Individual Tickets on Sale For Opera Orlando Summer Concert Series
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2025

This 2025-26 season, Opera Orlando is celebrating its 10th Anniversary, and the festivities kick off in August with its annual Summer Concert Series at the University Club of Winter Park.

San Francisco Opera Opens Summer Season with LA BOHÈME
by Emmy Rice - Apr 27, 2025

San Francisco Opera’s 2025 Summer Season opens June 3 with one of opera’s all-time classics, Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème in director John Caird’s “elegant staging” (Mercury News).

Photos: LA BOHEME at Opera San Jose
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 17, 2024

San Jose Opera's production of La Bohème is currently being presented through December 1, 2024 at the California Theatre in San Jose.  Check out the production photos here!

LA BOHÈME to be Presented at Opera San José This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2024

LA BOHÈME will be presented at Opera San José this holiday season. Experience Puccini's timeless tale of love and loss set against the backdrop of Paris. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Cara Consilvio- Director of LA BOHEME at Opera Grand Rapids
by Brian Hilbrand - Apr 9, 2024

Have you ever wondered where the story of “Rent” or “Love Story” came from? Puccini’s classic opera has inspired generations with its true-to-life story of Rodolfo and Mimi — star-crossed lovers. With the romantic score and soaring melodies of Puccini, La Bohéme is the perfect opera for opera fans and newcomers alike.  Broadway World Michigan had a chance to interview the Director of this wonderful production in advance of the show and see what she had to say about La Bohème.

Opera San José Unveils 24-25 Season Featuring a Local Premiere & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2024

Opera San José has revealed the programming for the company’s 41st season. See the productions and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: RENT Rocks At Baltimore's Theatre Project AND M & T Bank Exchange
by Cybele Pomeroy - Jan 30, 2024

RENT is an assemblage of romantic tragedy interspersed with moments that touch your heart, rattle your nerves or tickle your funny bone, set in the gritty underbelly of New York at the height of the AIDS epidemic. The show is a tribute to the spirit of people undaunted by poverty, addiction and illness in the face of a very bleak reality. 

El Estudio De La �"pera De Bellas Artes Presenta Sí, Me Llaman Mimí, Basada En La Bohème
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 15, 2023

Como despedida de la generación 2022-2023, el Estudio de la Ópera de Bellas Artes (EOBA) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) presentará este sábado 16 de diciembre, en el Palacio Postal, la ópera de bolsillo Sí, me llaman Mimí, basada en La Bohème, de Giacomo Puccini, en una adaptación de Andrea Parra. 

LA BOHÈME Comes to the  Berkshire Opera Festival in August
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2023

 Berkshire Opera Festival continues its 2023 summer season with a mainstage production of La Bohème on August 26, August 29, and September 1 at The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, MA.

Video: Inside Rehearsal For RENT on Long Island Directed by Adam Pascal
by Stephi Wild - Jul 20, 2023

Adam Pascal, who starred as Roger in the original Broadway cast of Rent, is directing a production of Rent at Long island's From Stage to Screen next week. Go behind the scenes of the production in an all new rehearsal video here!

Opera In The Pines to Present BAR CRAWL BOHEME
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 15, 2023

Opera in the Pines will present Bar Crawl Bohème, an immersive, community-focused adaptation of the operatic classic La bohème in a first of its kind bar crawl across the state from Maine Beer Company on May 10, to Three of Strong Spirits on May 11, and Oyster River Winegrowers on May 12.

Savannah VOICE Festival to Present LA BOHEME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2021

The ninth annual Savannah VOICE Festival, staged Aug. 8 – 22 in and around the Hostess City, will include a condensed production of the famous Puccini opera La Bohème on Saturday, August 21, with renowned stage director Fabrizio Melano and Maestro Andrew Bisantz.

BWW REVIEW: A Quarter Of A Century On, RENT Retains A Relevance To A World Desperate For Connection And Community.
by Jade Kops - Jan 3, 2021

Director Shaun Rennie revisits his connection with Jonathan Larson’s iconic rock musical to present a fresh interpretation of RENT for the show’s 25th anniversary. 

BWW Feature: Opera To Watch Online This Week August 8th to 15th
by Maria Nockin - Aug 9, 2020

For her delightful Los Angeles Opera Living Room Recital, soprano Latonia Moore is accompanied by pianist Roberto Berrocal. First, she sings: Tatiana's dramatic 'Letter Scene' from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. The young and naive girl, Tatiana, writes an expressive love letter to the sophisticated Onegin, who is shocked and rebuffs her.

Richmond Theatre is Looking for Dogs to be Featured in LA BOHÈME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020

Has your dog got star quality? If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera La Bohème, coming to Richmond Theatre on 30 March 2020.

BWW Review: Pacific Opera Project Presents A Cleverly Modern La bohème AKA “The Hipsters”
by Shari Barrett - Dec 13, 2019

In the fifth incarnation of POP's trademark production, a new batch of hand-crafted, vegan, organically-sourced hipsters take the stage for what is quickly becoming an annual Los Angeles holiday tradition. In it, Puccini's 19th Century Parisian garret becomes a present-day Highland Park loft apartment in the hills between downtown Los Angeles and Pasadena during a particularly cold SoCal winter. LA's housing crisis comes to life on stage as the artist, poet, philosopher, musician, and seamstress become a graphic designer, screenplay writer, English major, indie-rocker, and fashion designer dealing with the timeless issues of life, love, jealousy, illness, and overdue bills.

BWW Review: ARIZONA OPERA STUDIO CONCERT at Mon Orchid Gallery
by Maria Nockin - Oct 15, 2019

On Monday October 14, 2019, Arizona Opera and its Valley Friends presented a concert of arias by the Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists at the Mon Orchid Gallery, a small hall with excellent, if somewhat live, acoustics. As a rule, AZ Opera chooses six singers and one pianist to be their studio artists. The program helps bridge the gap between the protected environment of academic studies and the rigors of a professional career.

Marcus Institute For Vocal Arts Announces 2019-20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 22, 2019

Juilliard's Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, under the leadership of artistic director Brian Zeger, announces its 2019-20 season of opera and vocal arts performances. Highlights of the upcoming season include three mainstage operas: Mozart's Così fan tutte, conducted by alumnus Nimrod David Pfeffer and directed by faculty member David Paul, on November 13, 15, and 17, 2019, in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater; Virgil Thomson's The Mother of Us All, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's MetLiveArts and the New York Philharmonic with Juilliard singers, conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by Louisa Proske, on February 8, 11, 12, and 14, 2020, in the Charles Engelhard Court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Puccini's La bohème, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson and directed by Stephen Wadsworth, on April 22, 24, and 26, 2020, in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater.

BWW Review: LA BOHEME Opens Santa Fe Opera's 2019 Season
by Maria Nockin - Jul 1, 2019

On June 28, 2019, Santa Fe Opera opened its 63rd Season with Giacomo Puccini's tale of poverty-stricken young lovers in nineteenth century Paris. Stage Director Mary Birnbaum told the tale in a straight forward manner but with with an occasional twist that fomented conversation among audience members during the intermission and after the final act.