She dies and her lover shouts out her name in agony as the opera draws to a close. Mimì is dying and in her final moments, she gets a chance to express her love for Rodolfo. Meanwhile, Musetta and Marcello duke it out.Ī few months later the four Bohemians are fooling around in their apartment when Mimì arrives with Musetta. The two lovers reunite and promise to remain together until spring. Marcello talks to Rodolfo who confesses that he is afraid for Mimì’s health and can’t stand the thought of losing her. She encounters Marcello and asks for his help. They have broken up but she has some unfinished business. Eventually, she and Marcello reunite and the lovers head off to enjoy the Christmas Eve celebration.Ī few months later, in the dead of winter, Mimì is seeking out Rodolfo. Marcello’s old lover Musetta storms in with her current lover Alcindoro and makes a scene. Now in the Latin Quarter of Paris, Rodolfo and Mimì reunite with the friends at Café Momus. The two instantly fall in love and Mimì decides to go out with Rodolfo. Rodolfo stays behind to finish up an article he has to write and is interrupted by a neighbor, Mimì, who is looking for someone to light her candle. After overcoming their landlord Benoit, they head out for a night on the town. Legend has it that Puccini opted to write the opera upon hearing that rival composer Leoncavallo was at work on a similar work based on Henri Murger’s novel “Scènes de la vie bohème.” The opera was a not an instant success at its premiere but has since turned into a staple of every major opera company every single season.įour bohemians, Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline, and Schaunard are fooling around in their poverty-stricken apartment in Paris. 1, 1896, with Arturo Toscanini in the pit. Everyone knows “La Bohème,” even people that know nothing about opera.Īrguably the most famous opera of all time, next to Bizet’s “Carmen,” Puccini’s masterwork is renowned for its celebrated melodies and unforgettable characters.
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