La Boheme

By Helena Binder, Director -- When I saw this photo in the New York Times Book Review some years ago, of the poet Allen Ginsberg, I...

Tony Cisek, Set Designer -- The scenic design for La Bohème was born from the director's notion that the opera starts as Rodolfo is leaving Paris after the death of Mimi. Looking around the now-abandoned garret where he, Marcello and the other Bohemians once lived, he finds Mimi's red beret and his memories come flooding back. In support of this notion, we have created an environment not unlike an attic full of furniture and other objects, once full of life and meaning, now

Alan Smith, Costume Design -- The timeless themes of love, jealousy, and heartache in La Bohème transfer seamlessly from the original...