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.

Cast/Performers

Lauren Fagan (Mimi opening Oct 12), Katie Bird (Mimi - opening Oct 16), Eleazar Rodriguez (Rodolfo opening Oct 12), Thomas Atkins - opening Oct 16), Anush Hovhannisyan (Musetta opening Oct 12), Samantha Clarke (Musetta - opening Oct 16), Yuriy Yurchuk (Marcello opening Oct 12), Timothy Nelson (Marcello - opening Oct 16), Henry Neill (Schaunard), Emyr Wyn Jones (Colline)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giacosa, Illica
Book by: Murger
Company: Opera North
Conductor(s): Renato Balsadonna, Matthew Kofi Waldren
Director(s): Phyllida Lloyd (original director), Michael Barker-Caven (reviival director)
Design: Anthony Ward
Costume: Anthony Ward