Opera Australia has revealed that there will be flurries of snow as well as the customary fireworks at its 2018 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH) production of La Bohème.

The new production is directed by Andy Morton, who staged the revival of Gale Edwards’ Carmen on Sydney Harbour earlier this year, and designed by Dan Potra who was the designer for Turandot on Sydney Harbour in 2016.

Their La Bohème will be set in the 1960s and feature a wintery Parisian streetscape with cobblestone laneways, glowing street lamps, bohemian costumes and magical falls of snow.

Costume design for Mimi in La Bohème on Sydney Harbour © Dan Potra

Asked by Limelight if he can reveal what the “snow” will be made of and where it is coming from, Morton says: “I’m afraid not. With snow so rare here in Sydney, I’ve been sworn to secrecy. I can tell you that it is being sourced in the UK (no, it really is), and weather watchers will know that with the cold snap the poms are experiencing at the moment, it really is the best time to buy.”

As to whether it will be affected by rain...