Opera Australia's La Bohème opens with vibrant Parisian street scenes
Director Constantine Costi reimagines Puccini's 1896 opera with contemporary design and playful energy in a new Melbourne production.
Director Constantine Costi and his team use vivid costumes inspired by 1920s Parisian painters. A hot-air balloon floats characters from a dingy apartment to a busy cafe scene.
The cast brings wit and energy to the quick-fire dialogue of Act Two. Kang Wang plays the lead role with a sensitive touch.
Galina Cheplakova brings soaring vocals as the tragic Mimi. Alexandra Flood steals Act Two as Musetta, the confident flirt who knows how to turn heads.
- 1896
- Opera composed
- 1849
- Sketches written
- Regent Theatre, Melbourne
- Venue
- Kang Wang as Rodolfo
- Lead actor
Why it mattersLa Bohème's story of young love, ambition and loss never tires as theatre, and this brash new staging makes the masterpiece feel urgent and alive.
AustraliaMelburnians can catch this production until November 18; the show opens in Sydney on 2 January 2027.
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