Opera – La Bohème

Date: 12 to 15 January 2023 (4 performances)
Venue: Grand Theatre of Hong Kong Cultural Centre

An Opera in Four Acts
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Performed in Italian with Chinese and English Surtitles

Producer: Warren Mok
Conductor: Roberto Gianola
Director: Tang Shu-wing
Chorus Director: Alex Tam
Orchestra Executive: Anders Hui
Set Designer: Tsang Man-tung
Costume Designer: Cindy Ho
Lighting Designer: Yeung Tsz Yan

Opera Hong Kong Orchestra
Opera Hong Kong Chorus
Opera Hong Kong Children Chorus

Puccini’s La bohème holds a special place in most opera-goers’ hearts: perhaps the first opera they had seen, or the first to draw tears. Its close-knit composition of exquisite arias and ensemble singing has made it one of the most popular Italian operas of all time.

The story revolves around the tragic love between Rodolfo the poet and Mimi the seamstress. Together with other distinctive characters like the painter Marcello and his coquettish and sassy girlfriend Musetta, Puccini’s unsurpassed music portrays the lives of these ordinary people with grace, compassion, humour and humanity.

The coming production inaugurates collaboration between Opera Hong Kong and the well-known director Tang Shu-wing, which sees this opera classic set in 19th century-Paris transposed to contemporary Hong Kong.