Paris, 1900. Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs. So begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades, and rekindles with the passing seasons. But while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta passionately row and make up, a force greater than love threatens Rodolfo and Mimì.

Richard Jones’s production evokes the vivid contrasts of fin de siècle Paris, from Bohemian apartments to glittering arcades.

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Director: Richard Jones

Set designer: Stewart Laing

Lighting designer: Mimi Jordan Sherin

Movement director: Sarah Fahie

Conducted by: Kevin John Edusei

Mimì: Ailyn Pérez

Rodolfo: Juan Diego Flórez

Marcello: Andrey Zhilikhovsky

Musetta: Danielle de Niese

Schaunard: Ross Ramgobin

Colline: Michael Mofidian

Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Running time: 3 hours