Puccini opera La Bohème Columbia University/New York City Opera Project Fall 2001
	Welcome to this site, designed for students in the Columbia University course Music Humanities. The subject of our Fall 2001 special project is Puccini's great opera, La Bohème. Giacomo Puccini (1856-1924) La Bohème (1896) based on a story by Henri Murger: Scenes of the Bohemian Life [in French] adapted as a libretto by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa music by Giacomo Puccini the (important!) publisher was Giulio Ricordi. Puccini: Brief Biography From Puccini's letters Puccini: Survey of Works Reactions of the First-night Critics Henri Murger Original Stories Synopsis of the Opera Bohemianism Complete Performance La Bohème's Librettists Visit the NYCO official site   Images
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