La bohème

La bohème
November 13, 2026 | 7:30PM
November 15, 2026 | 2:00PM
Orpheum Theater

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

“Goodbye, dreams of love”

The world’s most beloved opera graces the Opera Omaha stage. For centuries Puccini’s shivering artists have moved hearts with their bohemian ideals and singular hope. In a winter of poverty, Mimi and Rodolfo’s love ignites a contagious warmth until a heartbreaking reality tears them apart.

E. Loren Meeker’s sumptuous production of this operatic staple heightens the romance and the sting of Parisian cold. Stars, Karen Chia-ling Ho and Demetrious Sampson are the ill-fated lovers alongside their fellow starving artists Susanne Burgess, Darren Drone, Johnathan McCullough, and Nicholas Newton, all making their Opera Omaha debuts.

E. Loren Meeker | Production
Rebecca Herman | Director
Jonathan Brandani | Conductor
Karen Chia-ling Ho | Mimi
Demetrious Sampson | Rodolfo