Cast & Characters

The Cast

Conductor: Marco Armiliato
Mimì: Anna Netrebko
Musetta: Nicole Cabell
Rodolfo: Piotr Beczala
Marcello: Gerald Finley
Schaunard: Massimo Cavalletti
Colline: Oren Gradus
Benoit/Alcindoro: Paul Plishka

The Characters

Rodolfo (tenor) - A poor Parisian poet who falls in love with Mimi. His jealousy drives her away, but secretly he is concerned that he cannot give her the care she needs.
Marcello (baritone) - Rodolfo's roommate, a painter. He carries on a stormy, tempestuous relationship with Musetta.
Colline (bass) - A philosopher, he lives in the same apartment with Marcello and Rodolfo. He pawns his overcoat to get money for Mimi's medicine.
Schaunard (baritone) - A musician, Schaunard is the fourth roommate.
Mimi (soprano) - She tells Rodolfo that her real name is Lucia, but that everyone calls her Mimi. She is a poor seamstress who is suffering from consumption (tuberculosis).
Musetta (soprano) - A flirtatious coquette, Musetta loves Marcello but is always trying to make him jealous.
Benoit (bass) - The somewhat bumbling landlord of the building where the four roommates live.
Alcindoro (bass) - A rich older man, an admirer of Musetta's. She uses him to make Marcello jealous.