La bohème
Performed at the Detroit Opera House
April 2, 6, & 10, 2022

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni

Yuval Sharon’s new production of La bohème casts familiar elements in a new light, as Sharon and Detroit Opera stage the classic opera in reverse order from Act IV to Act I, with text and music otherwise unchanged. In this new, never-before attempted arrangement, Sharon and Detroit Opera reappraise the ways in which audiences and artists can interact with repertoire, bringing fresh eyes and ears to a classic while extracting hope from tragedy, life from death, and love from loneliness. Presented in a co-production with Boston Lyric Opera and Spoleto Festival USA, this bold, unconventional take on Puccini’s opus is itself an experimental, nonconforming, and original piece of art.

Conducted by Vimbayi Kaziboni
Co-produced with Boston Lyric Opera and Spoleto Festival USA

Aundi Marie Moore, Mimi
Matthew White, Rodolfo
Edward Parks, Marcello
Brandie Inez Sutton, Musetta
Benjamin Taylor, Schaunard
Cory McGee, Colline
George Shirley, The Wanderer
Cameron Johnson, Parpignol
Benton DeGroot, Customs Officer
Kevin Starnes, Sergeant
Isabella Edmonds-Hogan, Child

Set Design by John Conklin
Costume Design by Jessica Jahn
Lighting Design by John Torres

La bohème is a co-Production of Detroit Opera, Boston Lyric Opera, and Spoleto Festival, USA.