(c) Daniel Escalé Gran Teatre del Liceu: La Bohème
Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu — Sala Principal
About the Event
Immerse yourself in the world of romance and artistic endeavor as 'La Bohème' takes center stage at the iconic Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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
Program
- Giacomo Puccini – La Bohème
Cast / Production
Rodolfo
Pene Pati December 30, January 5, 8, and 17
Freddie De Tommaso January 2, 7 and 18
Roberto Alagna January 11, 14 and 17
Kang Wang January 3, 9, 12, 16 and 19
Marcello
Andrzej Filonczyk December 30 and January 5, 8, 13 and 17
Artur Ruciński January 2, 7, 11, 14 and 18
Carles Pachon January 3, 9, 12, 16 and 19
Schaunard
Joan Martín‐Royo December 30 and January 5, 8, 13 and 17
Milan Perišic January 2, 7, 11, 14 and 18
Pau Armengol January 3, 9, 12, 16 and 19
Colline
Nicolas Testé December 30 and January 5, 8, 13 and 17
Alejandro Baliñas January 2, 7, 11, 14 and 18
Krzysztof Bączyk January 3, 9, 12, 16 and 19
Mimì
Pretty Yende December 30 and January 5, 8, 13 and 17
Ermonela Jaho January 2, 7, 11, 14 and 16
Carolina López Moreno January 3, 9, 12, 18 and 19
Musetta
Sara Blanch December 30 and January 5, 8, 13 and 17
Serena Sáenz January 2, 7, 11, 14 and 18
Alexandra Oomens January 3, 9, 12, 16 and 19
Street Vendor
Andrea Antognetti
Alberto Espinosa
Parpignol
Francisco Ariza
Miquel Rosales
Customs Officer
Dimitar Darlev
Pau Bordas
Sergeant
Alessandro Vandin
Igor Tsenkman
Address
Gran Teatre del Liceu, La Rambla, 51‐59, Barcelona, Spain — Google Maps
