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The season begins with Puccini’s La Bohème, the definitive portrait of “Bohemian” life. In the frozen garrets of Paris, we meet the dreamers: the poets, painters, philosophers, and musicians who sacrifice everything for their craft and for each other. It is a timeless story of youthful passion and the fragile beauty of a love that flickers brightly before the cold reality of the world intrudes.

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La bohème

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie

This special evening begins with an exploration of Leonard Bernstein’s Broadway musicals, from On the Town (1944) through Candide (1956) and West Side Story (1957), and culminates in a full production with orchestra of his rarely seen witty jazz-infused one-act opera, Trouble in Tahiti, that paints a sharp, satirical portrait of 1950s suburban life. Prosecco reception to follow.

THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK + TROUBLE IN TAHITI: Opening Night + Prosecco Reception

Town Hall Theater

POP opens our 15th Anniversary Season with an immersive production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, under the stars and overlooked by gorgeous Victorian houses at Heritage Square Museum. One of the most iconic operas of all time, Pagliacci is best known for the haunting aria “Vesti la giubba” and its unforgettable main character, Canio—the clown who must perform while his world falls apart. Set in a worn-down traveling circus, Pagliacci explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and the blurry line between stage and reality. In classic POP fashion, this production places the audience in the middle of the drama during the opera’s famous “play-within-a-play.”

Baritone

Kenneth Stavert

Events

Past events

Jun 26 - Jul 5, 2026

La bohème · Opera Festival of Chicago

3 - 5 Oct, 2025

THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK + TROUBLE IN TAHITI: Opening Night + Prosecco Reception · Opera Company of Middlebury

Future and recently performed repertoire

Sam in Trouble in Tahiti by Bernstein

Opera Company of Middlebury

Marcello in La bohème by Puccini

Opera Festival of Chicago

Silvio in Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Pacific Opera Project

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