La Bohème - Schedule, Program & Tickets
La Bohème
musical direction
Marco Armiliato
staging and stage
Franco Zeffirelli
costumes
Marcel Escoffier
Rodolfo
Freddie De Tommaso
Mimì
Roberta Mantegna
Marcello
Clemens Unterreiner
Schaunard
Michael Arivony
Colline
Günther Groissböck
Musetta
Maria Nazarova
Synopsis: In Franco Zeffirelli's historical, visually stunning production of La bohème, four young artists share a life that is at times carefree, at times plagued by extreme hardship, which culminates in a love affair that ends tragically.
ACT 1
Christmas Eve in the shabby attic inhabited by four young artists will hardly differ from other evenings: Marcello is working on a painting, Rodolfo, poet and writer, is looking over the roofs of Paris. They have no money, they are cold and yet they are in good spirits. A bundle of manuscripts only heats the furnace momentarily. Colline, a philosopher by trade, comes home without having achieved anything - the pawnshop was closed. But the fourth, Schaunard, the musician, is luckier. He talks, no one listens - the food he has brought promises a happy holiday. But Schaunard wants it differently - on Christmas Eve we go out. Danger still looms: the homeowner knocks and demands the rent. A glass of wine and the kindness of the artists make him fall into the trap; With a wink he speaks of a love affair, reason enough for his friends to show him the door with well-acted moral indignation. Rodolfo stays to finish an article while the others go ahead to Café Momus. There is a knock: a young woman is outside, she wants to light the extinguished candle. Tormented by coughing, she collapses. Then, grateful for the help she has been given, she wants to leave; but, not entirely by accident, the key to the apartment has been lost, and the draft makes all the lights go out. Hands are found in the darkness. They call her Mimì, she says, she embroiders flowers... Outside, friends are calling.
Christmas Eve has lost its gloom.
ACT 2
The student district of Paris offers a colorful picture. Crowds of people roam the streets. Rodolfo buys his Mimì a bonnet and invites her to Café Momus, introduces her to friends and is delighted at their admiration. Only Marcello has grief, and his grief has a name: Musetta. At the side of a gallant who is as old as he is rich, she appears with the firm intention of pulling out all the stops in the art of seduction. Marcello is no match for this onslaught, which is publicly presented, and an old, great love is freshly cemented.
ACT 3
A cloudy February morning at the customs barrier that separates a Paris suburb from the city center. Workers, carters, and milkmaids are let through and pass the tavern, which is adorned with a half-finished picture of Marcello. The wind seems to carry Musetta's voice. It's cold, Mimì had a fight with Rodolfo, Marcello should mediate. Rodolfo seems to flee her, she doesn't know why. Marcello doesn't suspect the real reasons either; Rodolfo discovers her: Mimì is terminally ill, she only has a short time to live and he cannot bear to see her suffering. He has to endure even more: Mimì has overheard her death sentence, a fit of coughing betrays her presence. And Rodolfo's love succeeds in doing the most difficult thing: to alleviate despair, to bring peace to the tormented heart. Strange contrast: Marcello and Musetta. Your love seems to be looking for a fight.
4. ACT
Three or four months have passed. Marcello and Rodolfo have lost their loved ones. They sit pensively at work. Where is Musetta, where is Mimì? Can the carefree days of yore be repeated?
It almost seems like this: as soon as Schaunard and Collin come with a few poor provisions, the mood improves; one tries to bring back the old cheerfulness, plays, dances, duels... Musetta brings in Mimì; Mimì is marked by death. Everything strives for her; gratefully she recognizes the friends. Her gaze unites Musetta and Marcello. Musetta sacrifices her earrings to grant the patient's last wish: a muff. And Collin, a philosopher with a heart, pawns his old coat. Rodolfo stays with the dying woman; they are alone with their memories. The friends return with their gifts, a final joy for Mimì. She gently snoozes over.
Subject to change.
Marco Armiliato
staging and stage
Franco Zeffirelli
costumes
Marcel Escoffier
Rodolfo
Freddie De Tommaso
Mimì
Roberta Mantegna
Marcello
Clemens Unterreiner
Schaunard
Michael Arivony
Colline
Günther Groissböck
Musetta
Maria Nazarova
Synopsis: In Franco Zeffirelli's historical, visually stunning production of La bohème, four young artists share a life that is at times carefree, at times plagued by extreme hardship, which culminates in a love affair that ends tragically.
ACT 1
Christmas Eve in the shabby attic inhabited by four young artists will hardly differ from other evenings: Marcello is working on a painting, Rodolfo, poet and writer, is looking over the roofs of Paris. They have no money, they are cold and yet they are in good spirits. A bundle of manuscripts only heats the furnace momentarily. Colline, a philosopher by trade, comes home without having achieved anything - the pawnshop was closed. But the fourth, Schaunard, the musician, is luckier. He talks, no one listens - the food he has brought promises a happy holiday. But Schaunard wants it differently - on Christmas Eve we go out. Danger still looms: the homeowner knocks and demands the rent. A glass of wine and the kindness of the artists make him fall into the trap; With a wink he speaks of a love affair, reason enough for his friends to show him the door with well-acted moral indignation. Rodolfo stays to finish an article while the others go ahead to Café Momus. There is a knock: a young woman is outside, she wants to light the extinguished candle. Tormented by coughing, she collapses. Then, grateful for the help she has been given, she wants to leave; but, not entirely by accident, the key to the apartment has been lost, and the draft makes all the lights go out. Hands are found in the darkness. They call her Mimì, she says, she embroiders flowers... Outside, friends are calling.
Christmas Eve has lost its gloom.
ACT 2
The student district of Paris offers a colorful picture. Crowds of people roam the streets. Rodolfo buys his Mimì a bonnet and invites her to Café Momus, introduces her to friends and is delighted at their admiration. Only Marcello has grief, and his grief has a name: Musetta. At the side of a gallant who is as old as he is rich, she appears with the firm intention of pulling out all the stops in the art of seduction. Marcello is no match for this onslaught, which is publicly presented, and an old, great love is freshly cemented.
ACT 3
A cloudy February morning at the customs barrier that separates a Paris suburb from the city center. Workers, carters, and milkmaids are let through and pass the tavern, which is adorned with a half-finished picture of Marcello. The wind seems to carry Musetta's voice. It's cold, Mimì had a fight with Rodolfo, Marcello should mediate. Rodolfo seems to flee her, she doesn't know why. Marcello doesn't suspect the real reasons either; Rodolfo discovers her: Mimì is terminally ill, she only has a short time to live and he cannot bear to see her suffering. He has to endure even more: Mimì has overheard her death sentence, a fit of coughing betrays her presence. And Rodolfo's love succeeds in doing the most difficult thing: to alleviate despair, to bring peace to the tormented heart. Strange contrast: Marcello and Musetta. Your love seems to be looking for a fight.
4. ACT
Three or four months have passed. Marcello and Rodolfo have lost their loved ones. They sit pensively at work. Where is Musetta, where is Mimì? Can the carefree days of yore be repeated?
It almost seems like this: as soon as Schaunard and Collin come with a few poor provisions, the mood improves; one tries to bring back the old cheerfulness, plays, dances, duels... Musetta brings in Mimì; Mimì is marked by death. Everything strives for her; gratefully she recognizes the friends. Her gaze unites Musetta and Marcello. Musetta sacrifices her earrings to grant the patient's last wish: a muff. And Collin, a philosopher with a heart, pawns his old coat. Rodolfo stays with the dying woman; they are alone with their memories. The friends return with their gifts, a final joy for Mimì. She gently snoozes over.
Subject to change.
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