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In this particular adaptation of Puccini's La Boheme, Baz Luhrmann, the director transported the settings to the slumps of Paris in 1958. The time period remained unchanged, within two hours, the winter through spring love story unfolded in front of the audience’s eyes. Despite the contemporary presentation, the opera was not consumed by the postmodernist ridiculousness that afflicted Luhrmann’s Hollywood big screen outing—“Romeo + Juliet”. The intelligence and imagination with which Luhrmann matched the bohemianism of Puccini's era with one closer to our own must be rightfully given credit. This production stayed true to the essence of Puccini’s opera. His unique talent to create a world of sight, sound and feeling that takes one on a thrilling and emotional journey to a whole new area. The setting is essentially that of a stage within a stage. That it, a 360o revolving stage was set upon the main stage area, with the orchestra pit in the front part (refer to Appendix 1 for graphical representation). Minimalism was also reflected in that the onstage furnishing was reduced from that prescribed by the authentic opera. A bathtub was used in place of a table, an armchair for a bed, etc. These allowed more mobility duri