Opera lecture: La bohème

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Lecture on Puccini's beloved classic Rodolfo is a poor poet. Mimí is a humble seamstress. When they meet on a cold Christmas Eve in a leaky apartment in Paris's artists' district, a great love story begins. But can love overcome illness and poverty? Puccini's opera about the fate of artists in 19th-century Paris has taken audiences by storm since its premiere in 1895. Hear why and how in this lecture, where the library's opera mediator Marie Theilmann will talk about the creation of the work and show clips frombeautiful recordings. - Date: 25 November 2026 - Time: 19:00–21:00 - Venue: Stadsbiblioteket i Lyngby - Address: Lyngby Hovedgade 28, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark - Admission: From DKK 35