La Boheme

The Metropolitan Opera will transmit Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème live recorded performance from the Met stage to The Astor Theatre screen on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
SYNOPSIS
ACT I Paris, the 1830s. The near-destitute painter Marcello and poet Rodolfo live with their roommates, Colline and Schaunard, in a garret in the Latin Quarter. As his friends leave to celebrate Christmas at the Café Momus, Rodolfo stays home to write. He meets his pretty neighbor, Mimì, and the two fall in love at first sight. Arm in arm, they leave to join his friends.
ACT II At the café, Marcello’s former sweetheart, Musetta, makes a noisy entrance on the arm of her elderly but wealthy lover, Alcindoro, arousing Marcello’s jealousy. Tumult ensues, and Musetta, havingsent Alcindoro away, eventually falls into Marcello’s arms.
ACT III Weeks later, Mimì comes to see Marcello on the outskirtsof Paris and tells him of her distress over Rodolfo’s jealousy. She says it is best that they part. Rodolfo, on the other hand, wantsto separate from Mimì because he thinks her illness can only growworse in the poverty they share. Mimì tearfully says goodbye to him, but, overcome with emotion, the two decide to remain together until spring.
ACT IV Now separated from their girlfriends, Rodolfo and Marcello lament their loneliness. Musetta arrives with Mimì, who is mortally ill. Left alone, Mimì and Rodolfo recall their first happy days. The othersreturn, and Mimì dies, leaving Rodolfo heartbroken.
Run time: approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes, with two intermissions to include exclusivebehind-the-scenes content and cast interviews hosted by tenor Matthew Polenzani
Language: sung in Italian with subtitles
Tickets are available for $25 at the door – general seating. Doors open a half hour before each showing. Concessions & limited bar will be open.