£53 VIP seats with post-performance reception
£43/£30 / £10 children (under 16)
There will be a section of seats reserved at the very front for Festival Friends at this concert.  Do consider becoming a Friend – find out more about it here.
Make it a night to remember with VIP seats and a post performance reception at which there will an opportunity to meet the cast

If you have tickets for the performance you are welcome to picnic by the river from 2pm

Puccini’s La Bohème

Join us in the beautiful surroundings of the Dorchester Manor House garden to enjoy one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide, performed for us by Regents Opera. Directed by Sasha Regan and Musically Directed by Ben Woodward
Cast:
Mimi : Christine Buras
Rodolfo: Davide Basso
Marcello: Sam Pantcheff
Musetta: Leila Alexander
Colline: Geoff Clapham
Schaunard: Ashley Mercer
Benoit / Alcindoro: Andrew Tinkler

Regents Opera (est. 2011) is a leading fringe Opera Company specialising in the larger works of the 19th & 20th centuries.

“Fringe Opera at its greatest”  — Opera Now

The world premiere of La bohème was in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio conducted by the 28-year-old Arturo Toscanini. Since then, La bohème has become part of the standard Italian opera repertory and is one of the .  The story is set in Paris around 1830 and shows the Bohemian lifestyle (known in French as “la bohème“) of a poor seamstress and her artist friends.

The opera is in two 45 minute Acts with an interval during which drinks will be sold.

This event will be moved to Dorchester Abbey if wet.

If you have tickets for the performance you are welcome to picnic by the river from 2pm

If you need disabled parking or access do contact us here with your requirements.