Set in the 1830s, the narrative follows four impoverished roommates—a poet, a painter, a musician, and a philosopher—living in a drafty Parisian garret. La bohème in a nutshell - Opera North
Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème is arguably the world's most beloved opera, celebrated for its "verismo" (realism) that swapped out the traditional gods and kings of opera for the raw, relatable struggles of ordinary young artists in 19th-century Paris . La Boheme