Details

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. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. A revival of the 2000 GTO production, sponsored by BG Group.

Cast/Performers

Rolando Villazon (Rodolfo), Nathan Gunn (Marcello), Paolo Battaglia (Colline), Riccardo Novaro (Schaunard), Elizabeth Norberg-Schultz (Mimi), Giuseppina Piunti (Musetta), Eric Roberts (Benoit), Jonathan Best (Alcindoro)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giacosa, Illica
Book by: Murger
Producer: Glyndebourne Opera
Company(s): London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Director: David McVicar
Design: Michael Vale
Lighting: Paule Constable
Costume: Mikki Engelsbel
Choreographer: Leah Hausman