21 Nov 2025
Scottish Opera Production
Access opera performance
La bohème
Specially created for those who would benefit from a more relaxed experience
Theatre Royal Glasgow:24 October 2025, 3pm (Access performance)
Festival Theatre Edinburgh:21 November 2025, 3pm (Access performance)
If a full-length opera doesn’t feel like the right fit, Access performances make coming to a favourite title as easy and stress-free as possible.
With Dementia Friendly values at their core, these shortened performances of La bohème are open to all. Fully staged and performed by cast and orchestra, they also feature a presenter to introduce the story, characters and music from the opera. There are wheelchair spaces and extra staff on hand to help. There is also a smaller capacity to allow everyone space, and brighter lighting levels in the auditorium, giving you the flexibility and freedom to move about as required.
About La bohème
Puccini's La bohème stands as one of the world's most celebrated and frequently performed operas. This heartbreaking masterpiece, brought to life through Puccini's enchanting score, continues to captivate loyal enthusiasts while drawing in a new generation of opera-goers.
In Barbe & Doucet’s colourful production set in 1920s Paris, four struggling bohemians' lives are changed when they meet a seamstress called Mimì. A blossoming romance becomes short-lived when they discover that Mimì is ill. Struggling to survive in the lavish yet unforgiving city, these charismatic characters are met with the harsh realities of poverty and fortune.
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