September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Arguably the most famous opera in history, La Bohème includes many favorite pieces, including Rodolfo’s aria, “Che gelida manina” (“What a cold little hand”) and Musetta’s waltz, “Quando me n’vò” (“When I go along”). The Italian libretto was written by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Henri Murger’s Scènes de la vie de bohème.
The story takes place in Paris circa 1830. Four bohemians—Rodolfo, a poet; Marcello, a painter; Colline, a philosopher; and Schaunard, a musician—live together in the Latin Quarter, barely able to afford rent. It is Christmas Eve, ...
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