Lyric Opera 2024-2025 Issue 7 - La bohème

19 | Lyric Opera of Chicago La Bohème New-to-Chicago production Music by Giacomo Puccini | Opera in four acts in Italian Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger March 15, 19 m , 22, 25, 28, 31and April 3 m , 6 m , 9, 12 m , 2025 CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Marcello Will Liverman •• Rodolfo Pene Pati + Colline Peixin Chen Schaunard Ian Rucker • Benoit Levi Hernandez •• Mimì Ailyn Pérez Prune Man Joseph Shadday Parpignol Travon D. Walker • Alcindoro Levi Hernandez •• Musetta Gabriella Reyes Sergeant Nikolas Wenzel Custom Guard Rafael Porto Uniting Voices Chicago Conductor Jordan de Souza Director Melanie Bacaling + Set Designer Gerard Howland + Original Costume Designer Peter J. Hall Costume Designer Jeannique Prospere + Lighting Designer Duane Schuler Chorus Director Michael Black Children’s Chorus Director Josephine Lee Wigmaster and John Metzner Makeup Designer Assistant Director Katrina Bachus Stage Manager Sandra Moore Stage Band Conductor Stefano Sarzani Musical Preparation Noah Lindquist Jerad Mosbey Stefano Sarzani Madeline Slettedahl •• Projected English Titles David Anglin First performed at Teatro Regio,Turin on February 1,1896. First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 6,1954. + Lyric debut • Current Member, The Patrick G.and Shirley W.Ryan Opera Center •• Alumni, The Patrick G.and Shirley W.Ryan Opera Center