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

Michael de Souza (Marcello), Jerome Knox (Marcello / Chorus), Ludiano Botelho (Rodolfo), Thomas Elwin (Rodolfo), Trevor Eliot Bowes (Colline), Themba Mvula (Schaunard), Matthew McKinney (Benoit / Chorus), Francesca Chiefina (Mimi), Paula Sides (Mimi), Jenny Stafford (Musetta), April Koyejo-Audiger (Musetta), Robert Lewis (Parpignol / Chorus), Phil Wilcox (Alcindoro / Chorus), Aidan Edwards (A Policeman / Chorus), Lucy Briginshaw (Chorus), Nia Coleman (Chorus), Rachel Speirs (Chorus), Katherine McIndoe (Chorus), Lauren Young (Chorus), Ellie Edmonds (Chorus), Emily Kyte (Chorus), Hollie-anne Bangham (Chorus), Alex Haigh (Chorus), Brenton Spiteri (Chorus), Peter Edge (Chorus), Ben Knight (Chorus)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giacosa, Illica
Book by: Murger
Company: English Touring Opera
Director(s): Christopher Moon-Little (revival director), James Conway, Lysanne van Oerbeek (staff director)
Conductor(s): Dionysis Grammenos, Iwan Davies (assistant)
Design(s): Florence de Mare, Neil Irish (revival designer)
Lighting: Rory Beaton
Other: Sergey Rybin (repetiteur)