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GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: La Bohème

Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo and Kristine Opolais as Mimi in the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD broadcast of Puccini's "La Bohème" on April 5, 2014.
Courtesy of Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo and Kristine Opolais as Mimi in the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD broadcast of Puccini's "La Bohème" on April 5, 2014.

Airs Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV

Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo and Kristine Opolais as Mimi in the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD broadcast of Puccini's "La Bohème" on April 5, 2014.
Courtesy of Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Vittorio Grigolo as Rodolfo and Kristine Opolais as Mimi in the Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD broadcast of Puccini's "La Bohème" on April 5, 2014.
Jennifer Rowley in her Met debut as Musetta in Puccini's "La Bohème" on March 19, 2014.
Courtesy of Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera
Jennifer Rowley in her Met debut as Musetta in Puccini's "La Bohème" on March 19, 2014.

Now in its 40th Anniversary Season on PBS, GREAT PERFORMANCES is still the only place on television where you can see the best in music, opera, theater, dance and popular song from across America and around the world.

"La Bohème" - An exciting young cast stars in Franco Zeffirelli's lavish production of Giacomo Puccini’s popular work, the most-performed opera in Met history.

Italian star tenor Vittorio Grigolo is the passionate poet Rodolfo, and Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais his fragile lover, Mimì. Susanna Phillips sings the flirtatious Musetta and Massimo Cavalletti is the painter Marcello, led by Italian conductor Stefano Ranzani.

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Featuring a cast of hundreds, an onstage snow scene, and a detailed reconstruction of the Latin Quarter in Paris. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato hosts the broadcast.

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