2007/2008 Season Opera

Giacomo Puccini :LA BOHÈME

OPERA HOUSE

Mimi	:	María Bayo
Rodolfo	:	Sano Shigehiro
Marcello	:	Domenico Balzani
Musetta	:	Shioda Minako
Schaunard	:	Miyamoto Masumitsu
Colline	:	Tsumaya Hidekazu
Benoit	:	Shikano Yoshiyuki
Alchindoro	:	Hatsukano Takeshi
Parpignol	:	Kuraishi Makoto
Chorus	:	New National Theatre Chorus
Children Chorus	:	TOKYO FM Boys Choir
Orchestra	:	Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

January 2008	20	22	24	26
	Sun	Tue	Thu	Sat
2:00	X	X		X
7:00			X

Doors will open 45 minutes before the opening of the performance.

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Price(yen)	21,000	15,750	10,500	6,300	3,150	1,500

An opera of wayward youth by the master Puccini that allows one to savor the beauty of Italian opera to its fullest extent. Set in Paris at Christmastime, the opera’s musical fluency brilliantly depicts the innocent romance of two young people with dreams of the future, caught up in the lifestyle of young bohemians in the garrets of the city. Mimi will be played by the Spanish diva María Bayo, who has performed principally in Europe, while Sano Shigehiro, acclaimed worldwide for his “shining voice,” will appear in the role of Rodolfo. Have your handkerchiefs ready for the ending of this warm but bittersweet love story.

The impoverished poet Rodolfo and the painter Marcello share a garret in 1830s Paris. On Christmas Eve, Rodolfo meets his neighbor Mimi and they quickly fall in love. Meanwhile, Marcello and Musetta are reunited after a chance meeting at a cafe, causing the young companions to sing of the magnificence of love. However, concern over Mimi’s illness causes she and Rodolfo to part. Time passes and Musetta brings a dying Mimi to Rodolfo. As he holds her, Mimi silently breathes her last breath, bringing Rodolfo to bitter tears.