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Musette, who can no longer bear the sufferings of hunger and want, determines to leave
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The innkeeper
Gaudenzio tries in vain to eject the Bohemians, who never pay and are continually up to no good. During the conversation another piece of horseplay on their part is discovered. They sit down to dine, while Musette gaily sings. (Canzonette: "Mimì is the name of my sweet blonde.")
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Musette's lover has left her, refusing any longer to pay her debts. In consequence, her furniture has been confiscated and is carried down to the courtyard. When this has been done, she returns home. She expects guests but cannot entertain them in any other way than by receiving them in the
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Naturally when they are asked to pay the bill, they have no money. A comic fight ensues between them and the innkeeper, who has called his servants to assist him. It is ended by
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Atlas, Allan W. (Winter 1996). "Mimì's Death: Mourning in
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175:Roles, voice types, premier cast
863:The Opera Goer's Complete Guide
548:, Mafalda Masini, Rosetta Noli
660:Chorus and Orchestra (Venice)
650:, Lucia Mazzaria, Martha Senn
558:Chorus and Orchestra (Naples)
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1199:Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway
795:10.1525/jm.1996.14.1.03a00030
677:DVD Premiere Opera Cat: 6601
117:in four acts, with music and
142:Leoncavallo wrote his opera
16:Opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo
846:The New Penguin Opera Guide
552:Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
379:in Paris on 10 October 1899
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663:CD: Nuova Era Cat: 223304
128:Scènes de la vie de bohème
71:Scènes de la vie de bohème
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630:Munich Symphony Orchestra
377:Théâtre de la Renaissance
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249:Rodolfo Angelini-Fornari
189:Premiere cast, 6 May 1897
139:, Venice, on 6 May 1897.
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1340:Tuberculosis in fiction
1305:Italian-language operas
1087:Scenes of Bohemian Life
873:by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
146:contemporaneously with
44:Poster for the premiere
473:Marcello's garret room
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965:Der Roland von Berlin
596:CD: DPV Cat: 30.9010
487:Rodolfo's garret room
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278:Elisa "Lison" Frandin
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582:LP: Cetra Cat: 1269
443:From act 2; sung by
87:6 May 1897
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1295:Fiction set in 1838
1290:Fiction set in 1837
1261:Take Me or Leave Me
910:Ruggero Leoncavallo
556:Teatro di San Carlo
336:Giuseppe Frigiotti
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1194:(2005 film)
1007:"Mattinata"
855: [
852:Melitz, Leo
638:Cat: 23822
613:Bernd Weikl
496:Noted arias
371:Scene from
330:Barbemuche
208:Schaunard,
196: [
191:Conductor:
156:Mimì Pinson
125:, based on
53:Leoncavallo
1284:Categories
1207:Rent: Live
925:Chatterton
684:References
617:Lucia Popp
605:Alan Titus
518:Recordings
456:media help
397:Café Momus
284:Gaudenzio
224:Marcello,
210:a musician
185:Voice type
131:(1851) by
91:1897-05-06
50:Librettist
1239:La bohème
1154:La Bohème
1130:La Bohème
1111:La bohème
1106:(Puccini)
1103:La bohème
949:La bohème
933:Pagliacci
871:La bohème
803:0277-9269
758:0027-4666
658:La Fenice
656:, Teatro
565:Cat: 169
373:La bohème
305:Colline,
246:baritone
240:Rodolfo,
226:a painter
163:La bohème
144:La bohème
110:La bohème
98:La Fenice
22:La bohème
1268:Finale B
1030:Category
989:Edipo re
941:I Medici
363:Synopsis
319:Eufemia
269:Musetta
215:baritone
199:Wikidata
119:libretto
100:, Venice
83:Premiere
66:Based on
58:Language
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689:Notes
636:Orfeo
528:Cast:
525:Year
482:Act 4
468:Act 3
406:Act 2
392:Act 1
333:bass
311:bass
254:Mimì
231:tenor
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1122:Film
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799:ISSN
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