La bohème
Giacomo Puccini
Premiere 23. October 1983
Performed in Italian with German and English surtitles
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Info
- 7 pm – 9.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7 pm – 9.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 2 pm – 4.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7 pm – 9.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper- Audio description
Info
- 7 pm – 9.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper
Info
- 7 pm – 9.25 pm
- Intermission after 60 minutes
Venue: Semperoper Dresden
Guided tour through the Semperoper
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Cast
Cast01. Sep 2023Change
- Conductor Srba Dinić
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Katerina von Bennigsen
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Sebastian Wartig
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk
- Colline Magnus Piontek
- Benoît Olaf Bär
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang
- Sergeant der Zollwache Matthias Beutlich
- Ein Zöllner Norbert Klesse
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast03. Sep 2023Change
- Conductor Srba Dinić
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Katerina von Bennigsen
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Sebastian Wartig
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk
- Colline Magnus Piontek
- Benoît Olaf Bär
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Norbert Klesse
- Ein Händler Enrico Schubert
Cast25. Dec 2023Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Ofeliya Pogosyan
- Rodolfo Galeano Salas
- Marcello Sebastian Wartig
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk
- Colline Magnus Piontek
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang
- Sergeant der Zollwache Matthias Beutlich
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast25. Dec 2023Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Claudia Pavone
- Musetta Elena Gorshunova
- Rodolfo Long Long
- Marcello Christoph Pohl
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk
- Colline Alexandros Stavrakakis
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast26. Jan 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Hrachuhí Bassénz
- Musetta Ofeliya Pogosyan
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Alexey Markov
- Schaunard Lawson Anderson
- Colline Bogdan Talos
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang
- Sergeant der Zollwache Matthias Beutlich
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast15. Mar 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Ofeliya Pogosyan
- Rodolfo Pavel Valuzhin
- Marcello Sebastian Wartig
- Schaunard Gerrit Illenberger
- Colline Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast03. May 2024Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Nikola Hillebrand
- Rodolfo Pavel Valuzhin
- Marcello Alexey Markov
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk
- Colline Martin-Jan Nijhof
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang
- Sergeant der Zollwache Matthias Beutlich
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast20. Oct 2024Change
- Conductor Antonello Allemandi
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Marjukka Tepponen
- Musetta Slávka Zámečníková
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Danylo Matviienko
- Schaunard Gerrit Illenberger
- Colline Aleksei Kulagin
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast20. Oct 2024Change
- Conductor Antonello Allemandi
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Bekhzod Davronov
- Marcello Navasard Hakobyan
- Schaunard Neven Crnić
- Colline Alexandros Stavrakakis
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast19. Dec 2024Change
- Conductor Antonello Allemandi
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Tuuli Takala
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Bekhzod Davronov
- Marcello Navasard Hakobyan
- Schaunard Gerrit Illenberger
- Colline Alexander Kopeczi
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast01. Mar 2025Change
- Conductor Antonello Allemandi
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Tuuli Takala
- Musetta Slávka Zámečníková
- Rodolfo Long Long
- Marcello Danylo Matviienko
- Schaunard Anton Beliaev
- Colline Alexandros Stavrakakis
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast17. May 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Marjukka Tepponen
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Long Long
- Marcello Navasard Hakobyan
- Schaunard Anton Beliaev
- Colline Aleksei Kulagin
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast24. May 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Marjukka Tepponen
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Bekhzod Davronov
- Marcello Christoph Pohl
- Schaunard Neven Crnić
- Colline Aleksei Kulagin
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast15. Jun 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Marjukka Tepponen
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Christoph Pohl
- Schaunard Neven Crnić
- Colline Alexander Kopeczi
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast21. Jun 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Tuuli Takala
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Bekhzod Davronov
- Marcello Navasard Hakobyan
- Schaunard Anton Beliaev
- Colline Aleksei Kulagin
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast21. Jun 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Marjukka Tepponen
- Musetta Slávka Zámečníková
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Christoph Pohl
- Schaunard Neven Crnić
- Colline Alexander Kopeczi
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Cast27. Jun 2025Change
- Conductor Stefano Ranzani
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir Jonathan Becker, André Kellinghaus
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi
- Musetta Rosalia Cid
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek
- Marcello Christoph Pohl
- Schaunard Neven Crnić
- Colline Alexander Kopeczi
- Benoît Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang, Frank Blümel
- Sergeant der Zollwache Norbert Klesse, Holger Steinert
- Ein Zöllner Andreas Heinze
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller
Complete Cast
- Conductor Srba Dinić(01., 03. September 2023), Stefano Ranzani(25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March, 03. May 2024, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Antonello Allemandi(20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March 2025)
- Staging after Christine Mielitz
- Set Design & Costume Design Peter Heilein
- Lighting Design Friedewalt Degen
- Choir André Kellinghaus(01., 03. September, 25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March, 03. May 2024), Jonathan Becker(20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Children Choir Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch
- Dramaturgy Mathias Rank
- Mimì Elbenita Kajtazi(01., 03. September, 25. December 2023, 15. March, 03. May, 20. October 2024, 27. June 2025), Claudia Pavone(25. December 2023), Hrachuhí Bassénz(26. January 2024), Marjukka Tepponen(20. October 2024, 17., 24. May, 15., 21. June 2025), Tuuli Takala(19. December 2024, 01. March, 21. June 2025)
- Musetta Katerina von Bennigsen(01., 03. September 2023), Ofeliya Pogosyan(25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March 2024), Elena Gorshunova(25. December 2023), Nikola Hillebrand(03. May 2024), Slávka Zámečníková(20. October 2024, 01. March, 21. June 2025), Rosalia Cid(20. October, 19. December 2024, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Rodolfo Tomislav Mužek(01., 03. September 2023, 26. January, 20. October 2024, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Galeano Salas(25. December 2023), Long Long(25. December 2023, 01. March, 17. May 2025), Pavel Valuzhin(15. March, 03. May 2024), Bekhzod Davronov(20. October, 19. December 2024, 24. May, 21. June 2025)
- Marcello Sebastian Wartig(01., 03. September, 25. December 2023, 15. March 2024), Christoph Pohl(25. December 2023, 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Alexey Markov(26. January, 03. May 2024), Danylo Matviienko(20. October 2024, 01. March 2025), Navasard Hakobyan(20. October, 19. December 2024, 17. May, 21. June 2025)
- Schaunard Ilya Silchuk(01., 03. September, 25. December 2023, 03. May 2024), Lawson Anderson(26. January 2024), Gerrit Illenberger(15. March, 20. October, 19. December 2024), Neven Crnić(20. October 2024, 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Anton Beliaev(01. March, 17. May, 21. June 2025)
- Colline Magnus Piontek(01., 03. September, 25. December 2023), Alexandros Stavrakakis(25. December 2023, 20. October 2024, 01. March 2025), Bogdan Talos(26. January 2024), Martin-Jan Nijhof(15. March, 03. May 2024), Aleksei Kulagin(20. October 2024, 17., 24. May, 21. June 2025), Alexander Kopeczi(19. December 2024, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Benoît Olaf Bär(01., 03. September 2023), Hans-Joachim Ketelsen(25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March, 03. May, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Alcindoro Bernd Zettisch
- Parpignol Jun-Seok Bang(01. September, 25. December 2023, 26. January, 03. May, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Frank Blümel(03. September, 25. December 2023, 15. March, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Sergeant der Zollwache Matthias Beutlich(01. September, 25. December 2023, 26. January, 03. May 2024), Holger Steinert(03. September, 25. December 2023, 15. March, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Norbert Klesse(20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Ein Zöllner Norbert Klesse(01., 03. September 2023), Andreas Heinze(25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March, 03. May, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025)
- Ein Händler Michael Auenmüller(01. September, 25. December 2023, 26. January, 15. March, 03. May, 20. October, 19. December 2024, 01. March, 17., 24. May, 15., 21., 27. June 2025), Enrico Schubert(03. September 2023)
Piece-Info
A shared flat in Paris’s bohemian world of artists and students: The lives of the poet Rodolfo and his friends are filled with talk of freedom, independence, art, as well as financial hardship. When Rodolfo falls in love with his neighbour Mimì, everything seems to have taken a turn for the better, but poverty and Mimì’s illness overshadow the relationship. The young couple become closely attached. Later they separate, only rediscovering their love when it is already too late. At the time of its premiere in 1896, Puccini’s best-known work broke new ground in Italian opera through its prosaic scenery and everyday subject matter. This staging by Christine Mielitz of Puccini’s fourth opera is one of the most popular productions at the Semperoper.
First act
Christmas Eve, in an icy-cold garret looking onto the roofs of the Latin Quarter in Paris, around the turn of the century. Just as Marcello, fingers numb with cold, attempts to finish his painting which seems to remain eternally unfinished, Rodolfo compels himself to write. Both fail. To save the last chair from being broken up and burnt, Rodolfo sacrifices the manuscript of his play, act for act, to the flames. Colline, returning unsuccessful from the closed pawnbroker’s shop, is just able to catch a glimpse of the last warming glow of the stove. Schaunard then appears with his treasures which he was able to get by trickery from a snobbish Englishman due to the murder – announced with much theatricality – of the latter’s parrot. The »sumptuous feast«, full of merriment and high spirits, is interrupted by Benoît, the landlord, who wishes to collect the overdue rent but he can be cunningly sent away owing to his own double standard of morals. They decide to spend the rest of Christmas Eve at Café Momus. It is only Rodolfo who stays behind for the time being in order to write a newspaper article. Then Mimì appears, a neighbour of the Bohemians, and asks for a light for her candle which has gone out. The little seamstress and the poet fall in love in the moonlight of the December evening.
Second act
In the bustling, gay throng of the Christmas market in front of Café Momus, Rodolfo introduces Mimì to his circle of Bohemian friends. Marcello’s bitter reasoning about love reaches its climax when the cause of his pain, the coquettishly provocative Musetta, appears on the arm of the elderly councillor, Alcindoro. – She wins Marcello back by her own fascination. The cuckolded Alcindoro is left to pay the bill.
Third act
Ash Wednesday on the bleak outskirts of Paris. Mimì is desperately looking for Rodolfo and hopes that Marcello will give her information and also advice. However, he only advises her cynically to let the jealous poet go. Believing incorrectly that Mimì has already left, Rodolfo tells his friend that ha has parted with the girl because of her fatal illness. A fit of coughing betrays Mimì. Cornered by the situation, Rodolfo assures her that he will »delay« the parting. Marcello, who had just recommended that love should not be taken so tragically, now himself fails because of the incompatible emotions lingering between himself and Musetta: a renewed quarrel, a renewed parting.
Fourth act
Back in the garret, Marcello and Rodolfo attempt to conceal their feelings with work but the slightest occasion leads their thoughts back to Musetta and Mimì. Colline and Schaunard appear and wish to celebrate a »princely feast« but they can only afford ... a herring. Musetta’s precipitous entrance with the fatally ill Mimì destroys all pseudo feelings for celebration of the four Bohemians. Deeply affected, they are forced to watch as a human life expires before their very eyes. All attempts to alter fate and bride it with jewels, money or an old coat miscarry. Now the friends are presented with the price of a misspent life. One last time, Rodolfo and Mimì recall their first, tender and loving encounter and then the girl dies. Deeply moved, the Bohemians are left behind.
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