Director Vladimir Kekhman offers a look at Giacomo Puccini's poignant opera from the perspective of a 21st-century person. This production is the first co-production between the Mikhailovsky and Novosibirsk Theatres of Opera and Ballet. Vladimir Kekhman invites us to see the characters of the famous verismo opera as our contemporaries-young people from the creative environment. In his production, the feelings and relationships of the characters are revealed in a new light, while Puccini's genius music and the romance of Paris underscore the spiritual transformation they are about to undergo. Is there a place for true love and friendship in bohemian society, or is everything superficial? Will the heroes, people of art, manage to realize their talent, or will they perish without creating their masterpiece? The complex questions raised in the performance resonate not only for artists and musicians but for every modern person. For more performances in St. Petersburg, visit our website in the theatre section.