Diva Opera – La Bohèmeat Holkham

Diva Opera, Britain’s foremost chamber opera company was founded by Anne Marabini Young and Bryan Evans thirty years ago, to take opera out of the confines of traditional theatre and bring it to unique settings.  Since its inception, the company has earned an unrivalled reputation within the operatic world and beyond. Giving around 40 performances of full operas and concerts annually, they are now ambassadors for chamber opera internationally.

Join us for this incredible performance of La Bohème in the magnificent setting of the Marble Hall at Holkham.

Giacomo Puccini’s most famous opera, La Bohème, tells the poignant story of four struggling young artists living in Paris in the late 1880s. Rodolfo, a poet, falls deeply in love with Mimì, a gentle seamstress, while his friend Marcello, a painter, navigates a stormy on-again, off-again relationship with the vivacious Musetta. Rodolfo and Mimì share a brief period of happiness, but their love is overshadowed by hardship. Fearing that their poverty will worsen Mimì’s tuberculosis, Rodolfo convinces himself that they must part. Months later, when Mimì becomes gravely ill, she returns to the garret where Rodolfo and his friends live. The two lovers reminisce tenderly about their first meeting and their love, but their reunion

Comes too late. Mimì dies peacefully, leaving Rodolfo heartbroken and inconsolable.

Starring Mary McCabe as Mimì and Robyn Lyn Evans as Rodolfo with Tereza Gevorgyan and Jean-Kristof Bouton as Musetta and Marcello.

Ticket prices and booking will be released shortly. If you would like to register your interest, please email events@holkham.co.uk

This is a charity event in aid of Norfolk Churches Trust.

This event is optional Black Tie, but the dress code is smart. Gates open from 5.30pm for picnics. Please bring your picnics, tables and chairs with you. Doors open at 6pm, when you will be met and advised where your party is seated. The performance commences at 7pm, with an interval of one hour for continued picnics on the west terrace. Expected finish time of 10pm. In the event of inclement weather, alternative arrangements for picnics will be made.