In a world of cold and hardship, a spirituality is born from simple gestures, tenderness, and shared silences
“All true love is a form of secret religion”
Simone Weil
With an extraordinary cast —Pretty Yende, Ermonela Jaho, Carolina López Moreno, Freddie De Tommaso, Pene Pati, Kang Wang, Serena Sáenz, Sara Blanch, Andrzej Filończyk, Artur Ruciński, Carles Pachon and others— and under the musical direction of maestro Giacomo Sagripanti, La bohème comes to the Liceu with the intensity of a story that continues to move audiences. The classic production by Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi, from the Teatro Regio di Turin, invites us to discover an intimate and vibrant Paris, where every emotion is kindled with sincerity.
In this bohemian universe, between the narrowness of the garrets and the vastness of human desire, Puccini reveals a moving paradox: in a world of cold and hardship, a spirituality is born from simple gestures, tenderness, and shared silences. Love becomes ritual; poverty, martyrdom; lightness, sin, and art, a path to unexpected redemption.
The young people who live there are not heroes, but souls who laugh, doubt, and cling to life with a passion as fragile as it is intense. Rodolfo and Mimì embody a love that oscillates between dreamed eternity and inevitable transience. Mimì, with her almost liturgical sweetness, turns her farewell into a moment of unforgettable tragic light.
Bohemia —irreverent, free, disorderly— is also a subtle gesture of rebellion: replacing the temple with the room, ritual with improvisation, rule with passion. In this intimate space, Puccini’s music captures the trembling of the soul and elevates the ephemeral until it becomes pure emotion.
Because La bohème is not only the chronicle of young artists; it is the revelation of a mystery that only love can unveil. A love that, in its most fragile instant, leaves an indelible mark on all those who have lived it.
Opera in four scenes
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger
World premiere: February 1, 1896 at the Teatro Regio di Turin
Barcelona premiere: April 10, 1898 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Last performance at the Liceu: July 2, 2021
Total performances at the Liceu: 284
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Artistic profile
- Stage direction
- Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi
- Set design
- Leila Fteita and Rinaldo Rinaldi
- Costume design
- Original costumes by Adolf Hohenstein, reproduced by Nicoletta Ceccolini
- Lighting
- Andrea Anfossi
- Production
- Teatro Regio di Torino
- Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Conductor Pablo Assante
- Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
- Conductor Giacomo Sagripanti
Cast
Cast change
- Tenor Roberto Alagna will also perform the role of Rodolfo for the January 17th performance, replacing Pene Pati.
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La bohème
Sunday, January 3 at 6:00 pm
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Special sessions
Breathing the Opera
Breathing opera is a 30-minute guided session, led by coach Mònica Arús, with the soundscape of music therapist Núria Andorrà, in which we will practice simple breathing, relaxation and mindfulness exercises to enter a state of calm and openness that helps us enjoy the performance with presence and awareness.
Friday, January 8
6:30 pm (Access through the Sant Pau Street entrance 15 minutes before the start of the session)
Buy the full experience here: mindfulness session + opera performance.
Liceu OPERA+
Liceu OPERA+ subscribers will be able to enjoy the live broadcast of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini at the Liceu, with stage direction by Paolo Gavazzeni and Piero Maranghi and conducted by maestro Giacomo Sagripanti.
Once edited, it will remain available on open access for subscribers.
Sunday, January 31: Digital premiere
Audiodescription
Live audio description service in one performance of each staged opera, providing information about key visual elements for the benefit of blind and visually impaired audiences. The service consists of two parts: a pre-show audio introduction fifteen minutes before the start of the performance, and simultaneous audio description during the performance.
LiveVoice app
To listen to the audio description, simply click on Audiodescription at the Liceu, or access the LiveVoice app and enter the code: 075177.
Sunday, January 17
5 pm
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