Bye-Bye Boheme

Sunday night, after our last La Boheme production and the cast party was over, I felt like Cinderella after the ball. Back in my home, wearing sweats, a robe and fake eyelashes, I took in the disheveled state of my living room, realizing that the dream was over and tomorrow I would wake to my "to do" list of housework.

The sold-out audiences are gone, the orchestral melodies have faded, my flamboyant hat and costume packed away, even the dozen red roses sent to me from my husband already seemed to be drooping a bit. It is a tough transition from a “soaring soprano” to a scuffling scullery. As I load these photos, I will revel in the highlights from this delightful production…

The stroke of midnight came too quickly for this small-town divina.


Love at first sight - Mimi sings to Rudolfo of her life as a simple women who embroiders beautiful flowers.

This was Andrew's favorite scene - the baguette bread sword fight between Schaunard and Colline - the cowering Marcello and Rudolofo in the background.

The town scene...It's Christmas Eve and parents are buying toys for their children, friends are visiting and the artists are buying Mimi what ever she wants for dinner.

Rudolfo in a perfect "tenor moment" ...soaring on a high note telling his friends about his new found love, Mimi.

My grand entrance...I love the hat!

Singing my aria, "Quando men vo" to Marcello. He is Musetta's true love, but theirs is a passionate and volatile relationship. I lure a weakening Marcello into coming back to me after I left him for a wealthier man, again.

Marcello and Musetta have been reunited, only to have a fight scene outside the bar. Marcello believes Musetta is cheating on him. She chooses to fuels his insecurity my insulting him. Meanwhile Rudolfo and Mimi are saying goodbye.
Here I laughing at him in between the lines..." Oh, how I detest a lover...who starts acting like a (ha-ha-ha-ha) a husband!"

I explain to Marcello how I found Mimi almost dying...

Mimi's death scene...