V
isitors to the Sydney Opera House this summer will have the opportunity to enjoy Gale Edwards’ much loved production of Puccini’s La Bohème for the very last time as Opera Australia announces 2022 will be its final Sydney season.
The first opera Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini commissioned for OA, this beloved telling of Puccini’s opera was created by the dream team of internationally renowned director Gale Edwards, OAM-recipient set designer Brian Thomson, Helpmann Award-winning costume designer Julie Lynch and acclaimed lighting designer John Rayment.
“This La Bohème was so well-received when it premiered in 2011 that we’ve started almost every year with it since. It quickly became a crowd favourite and now feels familiar and brings a sense of comfort, which is something we all need right now, so I wanted to give our audiences the chance to see it one more time, before we present a new production in 2023,” said Lyndon.
Cast
Mimì Valeria Sepe
Rodolfo Kang Wang
Musetta Julie Lea Goodwin Marcello Haotian Qi
Schaunard Shane Lowrencev Colline Richard Anderson Benoît / Alcindoro Andrew Moran Officer Clifford Plumpton Sergeant Malcolm Ede
Parpignol Benjamin Rasheed
Performance Schedule
Evenings at 7.30pm
January 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 20, 25, 31 February 4
Saturday Matinee at 12.30pm
January 29
Running time
Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes including one interval
Performed in Italian with English surtitles