A poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher walk into a bar...

(No, really!) To celebrate a sudden windfall in a lean winter. It’s Christmas Eve, and the poet has just felt the first pangs of great love.

When a poor seamstress knocks on his door searching for candlelight, the pair fall in love faster than she can sing, "Yes, they call me Mimì…”

Between the ideals of love and art and the cruel realities of cold winters, bitter jealousies and empty pockets, two sets of lovers are trying to find their way.

By the time the curtain falls, you’ll know the answer to an eternal question:

Is love enough?

This is the love story at the heart of La Bohème, and there’s no better place to start when it comes to opera.

Puccini’s emotional music can take you back to the flickers of first love, spark the fire of jealousy and fill your heart with nostalgic grief.

Who will you take? La Bohème opens 2 January at Sydney Opera House — Book now.

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