La Bohème
12 January - 11 March 2023
In the Joan Sutherland Theatre
Opera
On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever in this operatic favourite.
| Date | Time |
| Thursday 12 January | 7.30pm |
| Saturday 14 January | 8pm |
| Wednesday 18 January | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 21 January | 12pm |
| Tuesday 24 January | 7:30pm |
| Friday 27 January | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 31 January | 7:30pm |
| Friday 3 February | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 8 February | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 11 February | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday 14 February | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 18 February | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 23 February | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 25 February | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday 1 March | 7:30pm |
| Friday 3 March | 7:30pm |
| Thursday 9 March | 7:30pm |
| Saturday 11 March | 7:30pm |
Monday to Friday Performances
Ticket | Description & price |
|---|---|
Standard | Price |
Concession | Price |
Children | Price |
Groups 8+ | Price |
| Premium | $345 |
| A Reserve | $293 |
| B Reserve | $239 |
| C Reserve | $176 |
| D Reserve | $99 |
| E Reserve | $81 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $310 |
| A Reserve | $263 |
| B Reserve | $215 |
| C Reserve | $158 |
| D Reserve | $89 |
| E Reserve | $72 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $310 |
| A Reserve | $146 |
| B Reserve | $119 |
| C Reserve | $88 |
| D Reserve | $49 |
| E Reserve | $49 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $293 |
| A Reserve | $249 |
| B Reserve | $203 |
| C Reserve | $149 |
| D Reserve | $84 |
| E Reserve | $68 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Matinee Performances
Ticket | Description & price |
|---|---|
Standard | Price |
Concession | Price |
Children | Price |
Groups 8+ | Price |
| Premium | $370 |
| A Reserve | $318 |
| B Reserve | $264 |
| C Reserve | $201 |
| D Reserve | $124 |
| E Reserve | $106 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $333 |
| A Reserve | $286 |
| B Reserve | $237 |
| C Reserve | $180 |
| D Reserve | $111 |
| E Reserve | $95 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $370 |
| A Reserve | $159 |
| B Reserve | $132 |
| C Reserve | $100 |
| D Reserve | $62 |
| E Reserve | $53 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
| Premium | $314 |
| A Reserve | $270 |
| B Reserve | $224 |
| C Reserve | $170 |
| D Reserve | $105 |
| E Reserve | $90 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
Saturday Evening Performances
Ticket | Description & price |
|---|---|
Standard | Price |
| Premium | $370 |
| A Reserve | $318 |
| B Reserve | $264 |
| C Reserve | $201 |
| D Reserve | $124 |
| E Reserve | $106 |
| F Reserve | $49 |
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection. Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times
The authorised agencies for this event are Sydney Opera House, Opera Australia, Today Tix and Ticketmaster. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the FAQ below.
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Run time
This performance will run for 2 hours and 15 minutes, including one interval
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Wheelchair accessible
Audio loop available
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Experience the romance of the original bohemian love story
When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship. But even the deepest love can’t warm a freezing winter. The Bohemians have some growing up to do.
Some emotions are too big for words alone, and for that, we have music. La Bohème exposes your soul to the feelings that only music can express. The music soars with the ecstasy of love, crackles with the pain of jealousy and cries with the agony of loss.
This touching tale is set among the fishnets and fairy lights of 1930s Berlin.
Stellar sopranos Karah Son, Danita Weatherstone and Rebecca Gulinello sing the role of Mimì. Iván Ayón Rivas and Atalla Ayan sing as the poet, Rodolfo. Julie Lea Goodwin and Esther Song sing the iconically blonde Musetta, while Haotian Qi croons as her Marcello. Michelangelo Mazza and Tahu Matheson conduct.
Presented by Opera Australia
Artist Information
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor Michelangelo Mazza (Jan 12-Feb 8), Tahu Matheson (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Director Gale Edwards
Revival Director Shaun Rennie
Set Designer Brian Thomson
Costume Designer Julie Lynch
Lighting Designer John Rayment
CAST
Mimì Karah Son (Jan 12-Feb 8), Danita Weatherstone (Feb 11–25), Rebecca Gulinello (Mar)
Rodolfo Iván Ayón Rivas (Jan 12-Feb 8), Atalla Ayan (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Musetta Julie Lea Goodwin (Jan 12-Feb 8), Esther Song (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Marcello Haotian Qi
Schaunard Alexander Sefton (Jan 12-Feb 8), Shane Lowrencev (Feb 11-Mar 11)
Colline Richard Anderson
Benoit/Alcindoro Andrew Moran
Officer Clifford Plumpton
Sergeant Malcolm Ede
Parpignol Benjamin Rasheed
Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Children’s Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra
Gallery
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Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.