Rainy Day Books
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, KS 66205
Join us for the first Opera Book Club meeting of the season to discuss the book that inspired Puccini's La bohème. Registration for Opera Book Club is free, but don't forget to purchase the book from Rainy Day Books!
About the Book
Scenes from the Life of Bohemia by Henri Murger
The inspiration for Puccini's great opera La bohème, Henri Murger's episodic story of the bohemians of mid-19th century Paris is a lively, eccentric and amusing narrative—it is presented here with the original 33 drawings. Less a novel and more a series of entertaining encounters, Murger's work constructs a picture of artistic community and madcap association: aspiring painters, musicians, and writers, all with strange stories to tell.
Don't miss the next session! Check out this season's reading list and learn more about upcoming Opera Book Club meetings.
Opera Book Club is presented in partnership by Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Rainy Day Books.
