NYC Opera: La Boheme September 16, 2006

A central pillar of the Italian repertoire, Puccini's lyrical masterpiece is one of the world's most popular operas. Set against the romantic backdrop of the Parisian Latin Quarter, City Opera's production updates the tale to an era shadowed by World War I. Here, as uncertainty looms large over a country's future, a small band of bohemians leaves its fate to the powers of romance, art, and sheer youthful optimism.