La bohème (Semi-staged)

The Paris of love and art. A poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher. The tragedies of love and poverty.

Gavan Ring in association with The Cahersiveen Music and Arts Festival presents the Cork Opera House production of La bohème on Sunday 4th August 2024.

This semi–staged concert performance is conducted by John O’Brien and directed by Conor Hanratty. Brendan Collins joins three of the inaugural cohort of the Cara O Sullivan Associate Artists, Gavan Ring, Rachel Croash and Emma Nash to perform this reimagined classic opera, with narration by actor Éadaoin O’Donoghue. The ensemble are accompanied by the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra, with Director Conor Hanratty and costumes by Valentina Gambardella

The opera follows a love story between a poet named Rodolfo (performed by Tenor, Gavan Ring) and Mimi, a seamstress, as they are forced to face the challenges of Mimi’s declining health and the realities of living in Paris’ Latin Quarter during the 1830s. The cast also includes Rory Dunne, Malachy Frame and David Howes.