Jonathan Miller makes an eagerly awaited return to ENO to direct a new production of La bohème. In over thirty years of working with the Company, his productions -- including The Mikado and The Barber of Seville -- have become House classics. Setting the action in 1930s Paris, Miller's La bohème will seek to emphasise the naturalism and psychological truth of Puccini's tragic masterpiece. One of our brightest young opera stars, Alfie Boe, takes the role of the struggling artist Rodolfo. Talented new soprano, Melody Moore, is his tragic lover Mimí. Miguel Harth-Bedoya, who is gaining an international reputation as one of the most exciting conductors of his generation, makes his Company debut with this passionate and unforgettable score.