Thanks for joining us for La bohème, presented September 19, 25, and 27, 2026, at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Check out this exclusive media gallery to relive the most iconic moments of the show.
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See the news, media, and reviews for La bohème.
- Bryson, Amity. “Always Look Closer: Inside La Bohème with Three Sopranos.” Divas, Ingénues & Vixens, podcast. September 24, 2026.
- Glickman, Ken. “Splendid Boheme Welcomes Us to KC.” GlickArts, Substack. September 22, 2026.
- Horsely, Paul. “REVIEW: Lyric deliveres honest, thought-provoking Bohème.” The Independent. September 21, 2026.
- Larkin, Hilary. “Grand Opera Intimately Conceived: A Picturesque Paris Comes Alive in Lyric’s Boheme.” KC Arts Beat. September 21, 2026.
- Suh, Grace. “Rhapsody at the Lyric with Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’.” KC Studio. September 21, 2026.
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The wedding of the season is happening this November at the Kauffman Center! Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is a masterful portrayal of an extraordinary wedding day marries sparkling wit with profound insights on love, aging, forgiveness, and, ultimately, the joy of coming together.
Sponsors
The 2026–2027 season was sponsored by the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts; the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation; the Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation; and R.C. Kemper Charitable Trust and Foundation, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee; with public support from Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. La bohème was supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund. The Resident Artists Program is sponsored by the Estate of Richard Hill, Charter Sponsor of the Resident Artists Program, and the Polsky Fund of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation. Community performances by resident artists are sponsored by the Dr. Mary E. Brothers Resident Artist Performance Fund. Lyric Opera resident artist tenor David Pelino is sponsored by Connie K. Walker for the 2026-2027 season.
