La boheme

La bohemeT01062089678
Puccini's most enduring opera. The story of the love of the poor poet Rodolfo for the consumptive seamstress Mimi. Set in the Latin Quarter of Paris the course of their love is constantly threatened by Rodolfo's jealousy and Mimi's illness. The painter Marcello and the provocative Musetta are the other main characters. This is where 'your tiny hand is frozen' comes from and the last few bars, as Rodolfo realises Mimi is dead, are some of opera's most moving moments.
Music Puccini
Lyrics Giacosa
Lyrics Illica
Book by Murger


Archive :: production:T01062089678, opera or operetta:S1980, venue:V377
Current production:Work

Production details

Sung in Italian with English surtitles. Running time: 2hrs 45mins inclu. two intervals. Cast A: Dec 17,20,22, Jan13 3,5,7,0,18 at 19:30. Cast B: Feb13 18,27, Mar13 5,9,12 at 19:30. Feb13 16, Mar13 2 Mats 12:30

Company

Producer Royal Opera
Conductor Mark Elder (Dec/Jan)
Conductor Alexander Joel (Feb/MarI:John Copley)
Design Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting John Charlton
Performer Rolando Villazon (Rodolfo - some dates)
Performer Dmytro Popov (Rodolfo - some dates)
Performer Teodor Ilincai (Rodolfo - some dates)
Performer Vittorio Grigolo (Rodolfo - some dates)
Performer Maija Kovalevska (Mimi - some dates)
Performer Anit Hartig (Mimi - some dates)
Performer Hibla Gerzmava (Mimi - some dates)
Performer Stefania Dovhan (Musetta - some dates)
Performer Sonya Yoncheva (Musetta - some dates)
Performer Auden Iversen (Marcello - some dates)
Performer Gabriele Viviani (Marcello - some dates)
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