Puccini’s evergreen paean to young love and the bohemian life has captivated generations of Met-goers through Franco Zeffirelli’s iconic production. Movie theater audiences for the high-definition transmission of this staging got to see it with fresh eyes in a touching performance starring Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas as the frail seamstress and her poetic lover.
DirectorsFranco Zeffirelli, Gary Halvorson
WritersLuigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, Henri Murger
