by Joy Richardson. La boheme features an operatic score by Puccini, with lyrics by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, and was first performed in 1896. It is loosely based on Scènes de la Vie de Bohème, a series of short stories about bohemian Parisians, written by Henri Murger in 1850. It is performed in Italian … Continue reading Review: la boheme, Mayflower Theatre, Southampton.