Head over to the Harriet Himmel Theatre at CityPlace in downtown West Palm Beach on March 7^th for an evening of free entertainment like you’ve never seen before. The esteemed Palm Beach Opera is presenting the third and final show in its utterly unique “One Opera in One Hour” series.

That’s right! An entire opera, rich with passion, intrigue, majesty and music, is presented for free in only one hour in the beautiful Harriet Himmel Theatre. The incredible works are much abridged, of course, but that does nothing to hamper the magic. A spoken introduction prepares the audience for the unusual format and provides fascinating information to set the scene. This is followed by musical highlights presented by the Palm Beach Opera’s masterful resident artists. Staging is minimal, allowing the players to delve deeper than ever into the raw power of the work.

For their final selection, the Palm Beach Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohéme, the stirring tale of a lively seamstress’s torrid love affair with a Bohemian poet and the sad ways in which it wasn’t meant to be. It’s not too far removed from Moulin Rouge!.

This one-night-only show will be held at the Harriet Himmel Theatre on March 7, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Admission is free, though you can purchase select seating for a $15 donation. Learn more about it here.

A little La Bohéme to get you in the mood:

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