Lyric Opera 2024-2025 Issue 7 - La bohème

Ailyn Pérez in La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera An ideal opera for first-timers, La Bohème has also never lost its appeal for the most passionate of opera lovers. Puccini brings unique beauty and sensitivity to this tale of young lovers in 19th-century Paris. With the famous arias of the ardent poet Rodolfo, the fragile seamstress Mimì, and the good-hearted party-girl Musetta, matched perfectly to the romance and heartbreak of this universal story, La Bohème is operatic perfection. At Lyric, two dazzling sopranos, Ailyn Pérez and Gabriella Reyes, are paired with the shining-voiced tenor Pene Pati (in his Lyric debut) and the vibrant baritone Will Liverman, in a production that will be a truly memorable moment in the company’s longstanding tradition of great Bohème performances. Evan Zimmerman - Metropolitan Opera