April 1 and 3, 2022
At the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts
Friday, April 1, 2022
Nuts and Bolts Lecture: 6:30 PM
Performance: 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Nuts and Bolts Lecture: 1:30 PM
Performance: 2:30 PM
The New Orleans Opera Box Office is now closed. Tickets can be purchased from TicketMaster in the lobby of the Mahalia Jackson Theater located at 1419 Basin Street, New Orleans, LA 70116.
Mahalia Jackson Theater Box Office Hours:
- Friday, April 1, 4:30 – 7:45 PM
- Sunday, April 3, 12:00 – 2:45 PM
Puccini’s most famous opera RETURNS to New Orleans!
La bohème is a tale of two young lovers, Rodolfo and Mimi. We fall in love and are heartbroken alongside them as their story unfolds to some of the most beautiful music ever written.
Come and enjoy Grand Opera!
Join us for a Pre-Opera Party!
Meet us by the fountain in the Norman Treigle Plaza in front of the Mahalia Jackson Theater. The fun begins at 6:15 PM on Friday and at 1:15 PM on Sunday.
Enjoy this beautiful spring weather with music from the always-engaging Electric Yat Quartet. Be sure to stop by the opera tent to get your 22-23 Season brochure and take advantage of the Early Bird pricing by securing a subscription then and there.
There will be a cash bar and door prizes, too!
La bohème
Opera by GIACOMO PUCCINI
Libretto by LUIGI ILLICA and GIUESPPE GIACOSA
Directed by FENLON LAMB
Conducted by JOSEPH COLANERI
The Jerry W. Zachary and Henry Bernstein Maestro Chair
THE LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Running Time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes (two intermissions)
CAST:
Rodolfo – YONGZHAO YU
Mimi – VANESSA ISIGUEN
Marcello – ZACHARY NELSON
Musetta – KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN
Colline – CHRISTIAN ZAREMBA
Schaunard – SPENCER REICHMAN
Benoit/Alcindoro – IVAN GRIFFIN
Parpignol – KAMERON LOPREORE
Biographies
La bohème
YONGZHAO YU
Rodolfo
VANESSA ISIGUEN
Mimi
ZACHARY NELSON
Marcello
KEARSTIN PIPER BROWN
Musetta
CHRISTIAN ZAREMBA
Colline
SPENCER REICHMAN
Schaunard
Creative Team
General and Artistic Director, Clare Burovac
Stage Director, Fenlon Lamb
Conductor, Joseph Colaneri, Jerry W. Zachary and Henry Bernstein Maestro Chair
Chorus Master & Music Administrator, Carol Rausch
Scenic Designer, Steven C. Kemp
Costume Designer, Howard Tsvi Kaplan
Lighting Designer, Don Darnutzer
Production Manager, Sarah McCall
Costumer, Danielle Domingue Sumi
Wig & Makeup Designer, Danyale Cook
Technical Director, Keith Christopher
Stage Manager, Brett Finley
1st Assistant Stage Manager, Kate Bartels
2nd Assistant Stage Manager, Elise Bourg
Stage Management Intern, Hang Vu
Assistant Lighting Designer, Mandi Wood
Props Coordinator, Olivia Winter
Scenic Painter, Nathan Arthur
Wardrobe, Lesly Davi
Rehearsal Pianist, Elena Lacheva
Supertitles, Celeste Montemarano
Supertitles Prompter, Beth Rota
We are excited to bring you a brand new set for La bohème ’22. Designed by Steven C. Kemp and built at our own H. Lloyd Hawkins Scenic Studio, this set recently premiered with North Carolina Opera and is now back in New Orleans! Award-winning designer Steven C. Kemp has designed for 30 opera companies and over 50 productions in NYC as well as for a multitude of regional theatres, cruise ships, and international tours.
Chorus
Chorus Master, Carol Rausch
William Alber
Margaret Branyon-Goodman
Julie Condy
Claudia Copeland
Carolyn Deyo
Alan Gandolfi
Frederick George
Olivia Gilbert
Brigid Higgins
David Hinton
Richard Hofler
Fionn Hunter-Green
Thomas Lin
William Lopez
Amanda McCarthy
Justin Missakian
Valencia Pleasant
Samantha Resser
Michael Robillard
Hillary Smith
Guy Tem
Mark-Anthony Thomas
Vickie R. Thomas
Julia Tuneberg
Children’s Chorus
Lola Bolivar
Sasha Daley
Kate Garcia
Ellie Gereighty
Lila Giusti
Isabelle Higgins
Rad Jennings
Adelaide Leflet
Brett Massimi
Sophia Parigi
Lam Phan
Malia Suggs
Supernumeraries
Dorian Bennett
Karen Milanese
Kristen van Meerveld
Mary Ann Sternberg
Jan Lapre
Carla Pittari
Josh Marron
Thank you!
La bohème is generously sponsored, in part, by Lexus of New Orleans.
The role of Mimi is generously sponsored by Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation.
Conductors for New Orleans Opera are generously sponsored by the Jerry W. Zachary and Henry Bernstein Fund for the New Orleans Opera Association.
Student Night Out Dress Rehearsals are made possible with generous support from The Louise Baehr Martin Memorial Fund.
Costumes provided by Sarasota Opera Association, Inc.
City of New Orleans COVID-19 safety requirements will be followed.
