Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème premiers on February 1, 1896, at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy. It was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The opening night audience gave it a polite reception. Since then, the four-act opera based on Henri Murger's novel has become one of the most frequently performed and enduring classics in operatic history.
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