Pucccini’s ‘La Boheme’ at Cyprus Pafos Aphrodite Festival

The annual Pafos Aphrodite Festival (PAF) gets underway for the 12th consecutive summer this year, with the performance of Puccini’s ‘La Boheme’ by the Opera of the Slovak National Theatre delivering a cultural treat for opera lovers.

Performances will take place on 3rd, 4th and 5th September with the medieval castle of Pafos as a stunning backdrop.

La Boheme is based on French Author Henry Murger’s literary work ‘Scenes de la vie de Boheme’, and consists of four acts.

First performed at the Teatro Regio in Turin in 1896, La Boheme is set in 1830 Paris and follows four friends – the poet Rodolfo, the musician Schaunard, the philosopher Colline, and the painter Marcello who live carefree lives, despite their poverty.

In this classic, tragic, yet sometimes comic tale, we see Rodolfo develop a relationship with his young neighbour, the frail Mimi.

An outstanding line-up of talent will take to the stage to bring La Boheme to life this summer, with separate performers tackling the roles on different evenings.

As well as attracting star talent from overseas, La Boheme will also feature talented local performers, like Cypriot soprano Stella Georgiou and performer Kyriakos Sophocleous.

Performed in Italian, with supertitles in both English and Greek, the production will be conducted by Stefan Lano.