The passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, La Boheme can stake its claim as the world's most popular opera. At first glance, La Boheme is the definitive depiction of the joys and sorrows of love and loss; on closer inspection, it reveals the deep emotional significance hidden in the trivial things - a bonnet, an old overcoat, a chance meeting with a neighbor - that make up our everyday lives.

The Metropolitan Opera, PBS and THIRTEEN New York join forces for the 17th season of opera telecasts.