![]() ![]() Lyric’s new coproduction of La bohème brings to stage many popular names and gathers a full house, and it is interesting to learn about how Puccini wrote this masterpiece that has been beautifying the operatic world for more than a century already. This production also features set and costume designer Stewart Laing, lighting designer Mimi Jordan Sherin, chorus master Michael Black, children’s chorus master Josephine Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir, and also numerous designers, directors and stage actors whose talent helped to make this coproduction unique and unforgettable. At Lyric, they are proudly presented by Kenneth Chalmers, who is Head of Surtitles at London’s Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and are funded in part by a generous grant from the Lloyd E. La bohème is an opera in four acts sung in Italian with projected English translations. He does this in La bohème, exploring the music and text in remarkable detail.” I’ve always appreciated Richard’s ability to reach the emotional heart of whatever piece he directs. “I’m thrilled to welcome back for two productions this season Richard Jones, an extraordinary director. ![]() Lyric’s new coproduction packs a tremendous emotional punch,” wrote General Director, President and CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago Anthony Freud in Lyric Notes. “After forty six years, a new vision of this universally beloved work was long overdue on our stage. ![]() This new coproduction highlights the talent of many extremely acclaimed and widely appreciated professionals who made La bohème shine with unique theatrical innovations. This is a new coproduction between Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, and Teatro Real Madrid. Lyric Opera of Chicago is happy to demonstrate all the beauty of this opera, which is considered to be one of the most popular and one of the most performed operas in the world. This celebration of love, youth and hope is heard in every note composed by Puccini.
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