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

Anush Hovhannisyan (Mimi), Elin Pritchard (Mimi), Luis Gomes (Rodolfo), Jung Soo Yun (Rodolfo), David Shipley (Colline), Aoife Miskelly (Musetta)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giacosa, Illica
Book by: Murger
Company: Welsh National Opera
Conductor: Pietro Rizzo
Director(s): Annabel Arden (original director), Caroline Chaney (revival director)
Design(s): Stephen Brimson Lewis (original designer), Nina Dunn (original designer)
Choreographer: Philippe Giraudeau (original choreographer)
Lighting: Tim Mitchell (original lighting designer)