La bohÃ me was first performed in Turin on February 1 , 1896 at the Teatro Regio ( now the Teatro Regio Torino ) . The conductor was Arturo Toscanini , a young man at that time . The world premiere performance of La bohÃ me was in Turin on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio and conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini .