Metropolitan Opera
La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Sung in Italian
Approximate running time 2 hrs. 55 min, two intermissions
Puccini’s moving story of young love is the most performed opera in Met history—and with good reason. Anita Hartig and Barbara Frittoli star as the frail Mimì in Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production, with Vittorio Grigolo in the role of her passionate lover, Rodolfo.
Cast/Crew
Conductor: Stefano Ranzani
Mimì: Anita Hartig
Musetta: Susanna Phillips
Rodolfo: Vittorio Grigolo
Marcello: Massimo Cavalletti
Schaunard: Patrick Carfizzi
Colline: Oren Gradus
Benoit/Alcindoro: Donald Maxwell
Production: Franco Zeffirelli
Set Designer: Franco Zeffirelli
Costume Designer: Peter J. Hall
Lighting Designer: Gil Wechsler
Photo credits: Marty Sohl/Corey Weaver/Metropolitan Opera