Love burns bright in Puccini’s poignant portrait of friendship and romance among a charming group of impoverished bohemians in nineteenth-century France. The opera that inspired Rent, La bohème is beloved for its soaring melodies, including the famed “Musetta’s Waltz” and “O soave fanciulla,” and bittersweet romance—all held afloat by the infectious spirit of its central artists, who face life’s challenges with humor, resilience, and poetry.
Meet the Artists
Jose Simerilla Romero*
Rodolfo
Gabriella Reyes
Mimì
Luke Sutliff
Marcello
Cadie J. Bryan*
Musetta
Raúl Morales Velazco*
Colline
John Dirk Ross*^
Schaunard
Paul Chwe MinChul An*
Benoit/Alcindoro
Christopher Allen
Conductor
Garnett Bruce
Director
Joshua Horowitz
Assistant Director
R. Keith Brumley
Set Designer
James Sale
Lighting Designer
David Zimmerman
Wig and Makeup Designer
Lyric Opera Chorus
Soprano
- Lauren Auge@
- Emily M. Bennett
- Nicole Burkhart
- Virenia Lind
- Kristin Newbegin
- Marci Ziegler@
Mezzo-Soprano
- Rebecca Allen
- Sarah Baxter
- Madelin Cain
- Jennifer Forman
- Elaine Fox@
- Julia Scozzafava@
Tenor
- Tytus Abrahamson@
- Drew Duncan
- Trent Green
- David Helder
- Daniel J. Loganbill
- Kevin Thomas Smith
Bass-Baritone
- Matt Black
- Samuel Enriquez*@
- Colt Hoselton
- Matthew Scrivner
- Brian Keith Smith Jr.
- Nathan Whitson
Children’s Chorus
- Amelia Abrahamson
- Eleanor Abrahamson*
- Henry Alfino*
- Beatrice Burchfield*
- Maclin Duncan*
- Elena Green
- Josie Green
- Farrah Griffith*
- Rivka Haligheri*
- Evelyn Logan*
- Geo Malter
- Annabelle Manso*
- Nora McMaster
- Ginny Raney
- McKenna Shinn*
- Emily Solis*
- Ian Solis*
- Cecily Stroh
- Chris Cope-Morris*
- Leo Covitz*
- Josh Keen
- James Symmonds
Supernumeraries are non-singing extras. Learn about how you can become a “super” in a Lyric Opera production here!
*Lyric Opera Debut
^Lyric Opera Resident Artist
@Previous Lyric Opera Apprentice Artist/Resident Artist
Community Events
Go behind the curtain and get involved leading up to La bohème by participating in community programming.
Opera Dives Deep: La bohème
Lyric Opera Production Arts Building
September 14, 2026
Meet the Artists of La bohème
Lyric Opera Production Arts Building
September 21, 2026
Listen to the Music
Check out our YouTube playlist for highlights from La bohème!
Production Photos
Photos © Karli Cadel for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Sponsors
The 2026–2027 season is 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 is supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund.
