Love beyond time – Puccini’s “La bohème” becomes the next hit of The Met: Live in HD
The nineteenth season of the renowned The Met: Live in HD series is now underway, bringing live broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera to cinemas and cultural venues across Poland. From autumn 2025 to late spring 2026, the New York opera will present eight extraordinary productions – a mix of beloved masterpieces and exciting new stagings. Audiences can look forward to performances by some of the world’s most celebrated opera stars, complemented by the creative vision of distinguished directors, conductors and designers.
The season opened on October 18, 2025, with Bellini’s “La sonnambula”, followed on November 8 by Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” – shown in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic and enchanting production, one of the finest in the Met’s history.
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The leading roles will be performed by two of the most beautiful voices of our time: Juliana Grigoryan as Mimì (marking her Live in HD debut) and Freddie De Tommaso as Rodolfo (the tenor returns to the Met after his acclaimed performance as Cavaradossi in “Tosca” last season). The Met orchestra will be conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson, making her Live in HD debut.
Puccini composed “La bohème” in 1896. Giuseppe Giacosa’s libretto tells the story of four impoverished young artists – Schaunard, Rodolfo, Colline and Marcello. Rodolfo falls in love with Mimì, but their romance is shadowed by her illness. This undisputed tearjerker remains one of the world’s most beloved operas – though rooted in nineteenth-century realities, it continues to move audiences with its emotional depth.
What makes “La bohème” so compelling is its timeless universality. Puccini gives voice to emotions everyone knows – love that defies reason, heartbreak and the sorrow of loss – through music of extraordinary beauty and power. Iconic arias such as “Che gelida manina” and “Mi chiamano Mimì” continue to bring audiences to their feet.
Other titles in this season’s Live in HD program include: “Arabella” by Richard Strauss (November 22, 2025), “Andrea Chénier” by Umberto Giordano (December 13, 2025), “I Puritani” by Vincenzo Bellini (January 10, 2026), “Tristan und Isolde” by Richard Wagner (March 21, 2026), “Eugene Onegin” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 2, 2026) and “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” (“The Last Dream of Frida and Diego”) by Gabriela Lena Frank (May 30, 2026).
The full list of cinemas, theatres, opera houses, and philharmonic halls participating in the transmissions can be found here.
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