La bohème
The Paris of love and art. A poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. Living hand to mouth in a freezing garret. Christmas cheer and a heart won by the girl next door. The tragedies of love and poverty.
Puccini’s best-loved opera is touching, comic, realistic and romantic, true for any time in which deep bonds can flower in the face of adversity.
Running time 2 hours and 15 minutes including interval.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
La bohème...In Focus
A free online introduction to the opera by Michael Lee.
Thursday 16 November 7pm.
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Audio Described Performance
An Audio Described performance for blind and visually impaired patrons. including a Touch Tour taking place at 3:30pm.
Sunday 26 November 5pm.
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A co-production with Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier, in association with Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

In supporting partnership with Barclays.

“Celine Byrne's rich-voiced consumptive Mimì made lovely work of her voluptuous arias” - The Times
“a real find . . . with a power and clarity which appears to increase at the top of his register” - Bachtrack on Merūnas Vitulskis
“Sarah Brady enchants with her crystal clear soprano” - kulturfeder.de
“it’s an opera for young singers about young people — happy and full of hope, joking about terrible things. They discover life, but also death.” - Roberto Alagna
“I wish there to be as much singing, as much melody, as possible” - Giacomo Puccini on La bohème
“even I leave the theatre, when I can get a ticket, humming my lost innocence” - Igor Stravinsky
Cast and Creative Team
Cast
Celine Byrne | Mimì |
Sarah Brady | Musetta |
Merūnas Vitulskis | Rodolfo |
Iurii Samoilov | Marcello |
Gyula Nagy | Schaunard |
Lukas Jakobski | Colline |
Eddie Wade | Benoît, Alcindoro |
Fearghal Curtis | Parpignol |
David Scott | Doganiere |
Kevin Neville | Sergente |
Irish National Opera Orchestra | |
Irish National Opera Chorus | |
Independent Theatre Workshop Children’s Chorus |
Creative Team
Sergio Alapont | Conductor |
Orpha Phelan | Director |
Nicky Shaw | Set & Costume Designer |
Matthew Haskins | Lighting Designer |
Muirne Bloomer | Choreographer |
Elaine Kelly | Chorus Director |
Chris Kelly | Assistant Director |
Richard McGrath | Répétiteur |
Annalisa Monticelli | Language Coach |

Soprano
Celine Byrne
This Season
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Soprano
Sarah Brady
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tenor
Merūnas Vitulskis
This Season
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Baritone
Iurii Samoilov
This Season
La bohème
Baritone
Gyula Nagy
This Season
Faust, La bohème
Bass
Lukas Jakobski
This Season
La bohème, Salome
baritone
Eddie Wade
This Season
La bohème
Tenor
Fearghal Curtis
This Season
La bohème
Conductor
Sergio Alapont
This Season
La bohème
Director
Orpha Phelan
This Season
La bohème