Location: Ballard Branch Note: Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Contact Info: Ballard Branch 206-684-4089 or Ask a Librarian Description: Join us for a preview lecture of Seattle Opera's upcoming production of Puccini's "La Bohème." Description: Seattle Opera educators will present an hour-long, engaging multimedia lecture that covers the basics of the opera's history, music and stagecraft. Puccini's unmatched gift for melody adds remarkable poignancy to the simple joys and heartbreaking sorrows of a group of young, bohemian Parisians in this universally popular classic -- a smash hit for over a century.