GIACOMO PUCCINI'S
LA BOHÈME

Nov. 16 and 18, 2007
Carol Morsani Hall

Our opera season gets off to a glorious start with the first of two Puccini operas in celebration of the great composer’s 150th birthday. In La Bohème, four inseparable Bohemians — a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher — lead precarious lives, scrounging for meals and trying to keep warm in the Parisian garret. The poet, Rodolfo, falls for Mimi, a lovely but sickly seamstress, and they pledge their love through some of the most beautiful and best-known arias in all of opera. The tale will touch your heart. The music will touch your soul. Anton Coppola conducts an international cast, plus the Opera Tampa Chorus and Orchestra.

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CAST:
Mimi - Darynn Zimmer (bio below)
Musetta - Olga Chernisheva
Rodolfo - Gregory Schmidt
Marcello - Guido LeBrón
Shaunard - Nat Chandler
Colline - Stephan Kirchgraber
Alcindoro/Benoit - Stefanos Koroneos
Director - Joseph Bacetta
Conductor - Anton Coppola

Fri. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m.
$29.50, $59.50, $69.50, $79.50, $99.50

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DARYNN ZIMMER (Mimi) recently performed in Rio de Janeiro, her South American orchestral debut singing works by Mozart and Mahler. She appeared in two prestigious recital engagements with Regina Resnik Presents, The Classic Kurt Weill in San Francisco and Covert or Convert in New York City. The soprano has performed at Carnegie Hall with David Randolph and the St. Cecilia Chorus and Orchestra. Zimmer can also be heard on her distinguished debut solo disc, Oiseau Bleu, New Albion Records and as Mona on the world premier recording of Daron Hagen’s opera, Bandanna, on Albany Records.

• Synopsis
• Audio — Listen to a clip of
  "Si, mi chiamano Mimi" from La Bohème.
• About the Composer
• Historical Perspective