The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows the Bohemian lifestyle (known in French as "la bohème") of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.
La bohème
Opera by Giacomo Puccini
La bohème is an opera in four acts, composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger. The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows... Wikipedia
Arias: Che gelida manina and Quando me'n vo'
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Librettists: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Written: 1895
Characters: Mimi, Benoît, A customs Sergeant, and more
First performance: February 1, 1896
Language: Italian
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