In their garret Rodolfo and Marcello unhappily remember the woman they have abandoned. Simultaneously, Marcello and and Musetta begin squabbling over the latter’s infidelity, and they too decide to split up. When her coughing alerts Rodolfo to her presence, they agree - albeit regretfully - to part company. She tells him of Rodolfo’s terrible jealousy, but when Rodolfo arrives she retreats to hear him give Marcello his version of their problem: he at first calls her a “heartless creature,” but then reveals his inability to endure life with a woman who is incurably ill.
Alcindoro returns to find nothing but the Bohemians’ huge bill.Ī few weeks later, Mimi comes to the inn looking for Rodolfo, but finds Marcello instead. As a military band passes, they escape into the crowd. When the bill arrives, no one can pay it. When she notices Marcello, an ex-lover of hers, Musetta creates a scene to get rid of Alcindoro. Within minutes, they have fallen in love.Īt the Café Momus, Rodolfo introduces Mimi to his friends, including Musetta, who is attended by an elderly admirer, Alcindoro. It is Mimi, a consumptive seamstress, in need of a light for her candle. Left to himself he is interrupted by a knock on the door. All leave for a café, except Rodolfo, who promises to join them when he has finished a piece he is writing.
The landlord Benoit arrives, demanding rent, but they ply him with wine and trick him into believing that they are, in fact, well-off. Rodolfo burns some of his manuscripts to keep them warm. Marcello, an artist, and Rodolfo, a poet, are joined in their garret by the philosopher Colline and the musician Schaunard, who bring food and drink. Paris, the Latin Quarter, Christmas Eve, c. Premiered at Teatro Regio, Turin on February 1, 1896 Performed in Italian with English subtitles
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