Table of Contents

1. The rise of bohemia Jerrold Seigel; 2. Synopsis; 3. The genesis of the opera; 4. The libretto; 5. The musical language of La bohéme William Drabkin; 6. Puccini at work: a note on the autograph score; 7. A brief stage history William Ashbrook; 8. Three early critics and the Brothers Mann: aspects of the La bohème reception; Appendix: bohemian politics and the act that disappeared F. Regina Psaki, Arthur Groos and Roger Parker; Notes; Bibliography; Discography Malcolm Walker.