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

Nadine Benjamin (Mimi), Joshua Blue (Rodolfo), Charles Rice (Marcello), Vuvu Mpofu (Musetta), Patrick Alexander Keefe (Schaunard), Dingle Yandell (Colline), Paul Sheehan (Benoit), Andrew Tinkler (Alcindoro), Adam Sullivan (Parpignol), Robert Winslade Anderson (Official), Ronald Nairne (Policeman)

Creatives/Company

Music: Puccini
Lyrics(s): Giacosa, Illica
Book by: Murger
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: Clelia Cafiero
Director(s): Jonathan Miller, Crispin Lord (revival director)
Design: Isabella Bywater
Costume: Isabella Bywater
Lighting(s): Jean Kalman (original lighting designer), Marc Rosette (revival lighting designer)
Translation: Amanda Holden