Editing La bohème (section)

===Modernizations===
[[File:La Boheme Act1 by Gray crop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stage design for act 1 of ''La bohème'', [[Reginald Gray (artist)|Reginald Gray]], 2010]]
[[Baz Luhrmann]] produced the opera for [[Opera Australia]] in 1990<ref name="BBCBaz1">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2305609.stm|title=Baz's Broadway opera|access-date=15 August 2008|date=10 July 2002|author=Maggie Shiels
|work=BBC News}}</ref> with modernized [[Surtitles|supertitle]] translations, and a budget of only [[Australian dollar|A$]]60,000 (A$130,545.17 in 2022). A DVD was issued of the stage show. According to Luhrmann, this version was set in 1957 (rather than the original period of 1830) because "...[they] discovered that 1957 was a very, very accurate match for the social and economic realities of Paris in the 1840s."<ref name="BBCBaz1"/> In 2002, Luhrmann restaged his version on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], the production won two [[Tony Award]]s out of six nominations; for Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design as well as a special award, the Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre. This rendition is notable for being the debut of [[Joe Jonas]], who portrayed Oliver.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-joe-jonas-interview-20170106-story.html | title=Joe Jonas talks DNCE, 'Cake by the Ocean,' Miles Davis and Mariah Carey | date=11 January 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Broadway Database, IBDB|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13346|publisher=Internet Broadway Database|access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13346 2002 production details at the IBDB database]</ref> To play the eight performances per week on Broadway, three casts of Mimìs and Rodolfos, and two Musettas and Marcellos, were used in rotation.<ref name="BBCBaz2">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/reviews/2346351.stm|title=Baz's brilliant ''La Bohème''|access-date=15 August 2008|date=21 October 2002|author=Maggie Shiels|work=BBC News}}</ref>

[[Jonathan Larson|Jonathan Larson's]] musical ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' was based on the play with modern names: Rodolfo is Roger, Colline is Collins, Schunard is Angel, Benoit is Benny, etc. The story is set amongst artists living in New York City at the end of the 1980s and beginning of the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gioia |first=Michael |date=5 February 2016 |title=The Creation of Rent—How Jonathan Larson Transformed an Idea into a Groundbreaking Musical |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-creation-of-rent-how-jonathan-larson-transformed-an-idea-into-a-groundbreaking-musical |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=Playbill}}</ref>  

A TV movie was released in 1965 directed by [[Wilhelm Semmelroth]] and designed by [[Franco Zeffirelli]], based on the latter's previously directed version for stage. It starred [[Gianni Raimondi]] in the role of Rodolfo and [[Mirella Freni]] as Mimi. The soundtrack, however, was pre-recorded and lip-synced, and conducted by [[Herbert von Karajan]].

[[Robin Norton-Hale]] directed a new production at the [[Cock Tavern Theatre]], Kilburn, for [[OperaUpClose]] in December 2009.<ref>Stephen Moss, [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/dec/03/operaupclose-puccini-pub "OperaUpClose: Puccini in the pub"], ''The Guardian'' (London), 3 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2012</ref><ref>Anna Picard, [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/la-bohegraveme-cock-tavern-theatre-kilburn-londonbrjansons--royal-concertgebouw-orchestra-barbican-london-1845572.html "''La Bohème'', Cock Tavern Theatre, Kilburn, London: A tiny and youthful production of ''La Bohème'' has authenticity..."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145524/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/la-bohegraveme-cock-tavern-theatre-kilburn-londonbrjansons--royal-concertgebouw-orchestra-barbican-london-1845572.html |date=24 September 2015 }}, ''The Independent'' (London), 21 January 2012</ref> For act 2 the entire audience and cast moved downstairs to the pub itself, with the pub's patrons serving as extras in the Cafe Momus scene. In 2010 the production was transferred to the West End's [[Soho Theatre]] and won a [[Laurence Olivier Award]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12728768 Time Masters, "Puccini in a pub triumphs at Olivier Awards"], on bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2012</ref>

A 2019 production by Canada's Against the Grain Theatre featured a translated English libretto, and transposed the story to a contemporary Canadian urban setting.<ref name=cbc>[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-reimagined-version-of-la-boheme-is-set-in-a-toronto-bar-and-you-can-watch-it-live-1.5306003 "This reimagined version of La Bohème is set in a Toronto bar"]. [[CBC Arts]], 2 October 2019.</ref> This production toured several Canadian cities before its production at [[Toronto]]'s Tranzac Club was livestreamed by [[CBC Gem]] on 13 October.<ref name=cbc/> The CBC broadcast received two [[Canadian Screen Award]] nominations at the [[9th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2021, for Best Performing Arts Program and Best Direction in a TV Movie.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401224918/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ |date=1 April 2021 }}. ''[[ET Canada]]'', 30 March 2021.</ref>