Bohème, Second Act, In the Latin quartet

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He lights her candle, and she bids him good night. But she returns immediately, for she has dropped her key. Together they search in the dark. He finds the key, but he pretends it is still lost. He tells her that he is a poet , poor monetarily but rich in dreams. She lives alone amid the flowers she embroiders, and she looks forward to the fragrance of the real flowers in the spring. Rodolfo sticks his head out the window and says he is just finishing up.

Marcello asks what he is doing up there alone, but Rodolfo replies that he is not alone. He tries to kiss her, but she evades him and asks if she might come with him to Momus. Rodolfo replies that it will be much nicer at home, but she points out that she will be near him and that afterward—who knows? They leave the garret, singing of love.


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Vendors hawk their holiday wares in the busy Latin Quarter. A toy peddler, Parpignol, strolls by, besieged by children. The bohemians order a huge supper. As they rise for a toast, the flamboyant entrance of Musetta makes Marcello wish he were drinking poison instead of wine. She decides to create a scene by calling the waiter to her and smashing a plate on the ground in disgust. Alcindoro, already distressed at being in so public a place with her, tries in vain to calm her down.

Schaunard and Colline find the situation hilarious. Marcello is overcome with emotion and embraces her passionately. When the bill comes, the bohemians find themselves without funds. Musetta has a bright idea: They all carry Musetta off in triumph as a colourful parade passes by. Alcindoro returns with the shoe to find that his paramour has vanished, leaving him with a large bill to pay.

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Customs officers sleepily let street sweepers and vendors past the barrier into Paris as late revelers celebrate in a nearby tavern. She sends word to Marcello, who works there, that she must speak to him. Marcello is surprised to see her. She begs the stunned Marcello for help, explaining that although Rodolfo loves her, he has left her because he became jealous and suspicious without provocation. She has caught him watching her as she sleeps, and he has told her that she is not for him and should take another lover.

Marcello can only advise that they stay apart. She again begs for his help, and he agrees to speak to Rodolfo, who had arrived there an hour before dawn and had fallen asleep on a bench. Marcello sees through the tavern window that Rodolfo has awakened. But Marcello knows better. He accuses Rodolfo of being jealous and stubborn.

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Again, Marcello does not believe it. Finally, Rodolfo tells the truth: He is only making her health worse. She asks him to gather her few little things and send them to her. She has left the pink bonnet under her pillow; if he wishes, he can keep it as a souvenir of their love.

They sadly recall the moments they will no longer share, the sweet kisses, the waking together in the morning; but they will also say goodbye to quarrels and jealousy. Finally, neither can stand it any longer. Marcello furtively removes a ribbon from his pocket and kisses it; Rodolfo does the same with the pink bonnet. Not Enabled Screen Reader: Enabled Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

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Would you like to report this content as inappropriate? Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Delivery and Returns see our delivery rates and policies thinking of returning an item? See our Returns Policy. Visit our Help Pages. It is a girl who lives in another room in the building. Her candle has blown out, and she has no matches; she asks Rodolfo to light it. She is briefly overcome with faintness, and Rodolfo helps her to a chair and offers her a glass of wine.

After a few minutes, she says that she is better and must go.

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But as she turns to leave, she realizes that she has lost her key. Her candle goes out in the draught and Rodolfo's candle goes out too; the pair stumble in the dark. Rodolfo, eager to spend time with the girl, to whom he is already attracted, finds the key and pockets it, feigning innocence. He takes her cold hand Che gelida manina —"What a cold little hand" and tells her of his life as a poet, then asks her to tell him more about her life. Impatiently, the waiting friends call Rodolfo. O soave fanciulla —"Oh lovely girl". They realize that they have fallen in love.

As they leave, they sing of their newfound love. A great crowd, including children, has gathered with street sellers announcing their wares chorus: Parisians gossip with friends and bargain with the vendors; the children of the streets clamor to see the wares of Parpignol, the toy seller. The friends enter the Cafe Momus. It is clear she has tired of him. Quando me'n vo' —"When I go along" , hoping to reclaim Marcello's attention.

To be rid of Alcindoro for a bit, Musetta pretends to be suffering from a tight shoe and sends him to the shoemaker to get her shoe mended.


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Alcindoro leaves, and Musetta and Marcello fall rapturously into each other's arms. The friends are presented with their bill. However, Schaunard's purse has gone missing and no one else has enough money to pay. The sly Musetta has the entire bill charged to Alcindoro. The sound of a military band is heard, and the friends leave. Alcindoro returns with the repaired shoe seeking Musetta. The waiter hands him the bill and, dumbfounded, Alcindoro sinks into a chair. Peddlers pass through the barriers and enter the city. She tries to find Marcello, who is currently living in a little tavern where he paints signs for the innkeeper.

She tells him of her hard life with Rodolfo, who abandoned her the night before, and of Rodolfo's terrible jealousy O buon Marcello, aiuto! Rodolfo wakes up and comes out looking for Marcello. Her weeping and coughing reveal her presence, and Rodolfo hurries to her. Musetta's laughter is heard and Marcello goes to find out what has happened. As a compromise, they agree to remain together until the spring, when the world is coming to life again and no one feels truly alone. Meanwhile, Marcello has found Musetta, and the couple quarrel fiercely about Musetta's flirtatiousness: Addio dolce svegliare alla mattina!

Marcello and Rodolfo are trying to work, though they are primarily talking about their girlfriends, who have left them and found wealthy lovers. The men both express their nostalgia duet: Schaunard and Colline arrive with a very frugal dinner and all parody eating a plentiful banquet, dance together and sing, before Schaunard and Colline engage in a mock duel.


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    • Briefly, she feels as though she is recovering. Musetta and Marcello leave to sell Musetta's earrings in order to buy medicine, and Colline leaves to pawn his overcoat Vecchia zimarra —"Old coat". They remember past happiness and their first meeting—the candles, the lost key. The earliest commercially released full-length recording was probably that recorded in February and released on HMV 's Italian label La Voce del Padrone. There are several recordings with conductors closely associated with Puccini.

    It is the only recording of a Puccini opera by its original conductor. Although the vast majority of recordings are in the original Italian, the opera has been recorded in several other languages.

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    Enrico Caruso , who was closely associated with the role of Rodolfo, recorded the famous aria "Che gelida manina" in This aria has been recorded by nearly tenors in at least seven different languages between and