'La Bohème' is Puccini's fourth opera and was premiered in Turin in 1896. The tale of the consumptive Mimi goes back to a story by Henri Murger, 'Scènes de la vie de Bohème'. Puccini set the topic to music, true to his artistic creed: 'Against everything and everyone – composing operas with melodies'. The result was an opera with an almost inexhaustible abundance of enchanting melodies which have moved many a listener to tears.In this edition, Kurt Pahlen juxtaposes the Italian text with the tra...