Scènes de la vie de Bohème (30 May 2026)

This story of impoverished artists, equal parts humour, romance and tragedy, happiness and sadness, tells a completely recognisable and relatable tale of a group of young people in the period of self-discovery between feckless youth and adult responsibility.

Echoing the classic French novel by Henri Murger, based on the iconic opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini and sung in French, Scènes de la vie de Bohème is an intimate dramatic adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera. Reduced to the four principal roles, this new version is designed to focus on the emotional ties between the two couples while telling a story of the Chinese cultural diaspora in Paris: a story of love, loss, art, poverty and the richness of life.

Venue: Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (click here for our Campus Map)
Date & Time: 30 May 2026 7:30pm (Doors will open at 7:00pm)

Price: Free with registration (click here for registration)
Duration: Approximately 90 minutes without an intermission

Programme: https://operalab.asia/programme/#start

Artists:

• Etta Fung: Mimi
• Chen Yong: Rodolphe
• Vivian Yau: Musette
• Lam Kwok Ho: Marcel
• Arièle Zanini: Piano

Sung in French with English surtitles

Co-presented by:

• French May Arts Festival
• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Minor in European Studies at the Department of English and Communication and the Culture Promotion Committee)
• Opera Hong Kong

Supported by:

• Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau
• Dante Alighieri Society in Hong Kong
• Office of the European Union to Hong Kong and Macao