Opera Australia’s La Bohème captures the romance of bohemian Paris with a fresh twist
The Conversation ·
Opera Australia/Peter Foster Paris in the 1830s and 40s danced on the edge. Napoleon was dead. The Bourbon royals were back. Revolutions in 1830 and 1848 brought pitched battles to the streets. Glitzy wealth rubbed up against dire poverty. Yet the city was a honey-pot for 20-something creatives…