* BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON*
Puccini’s opera of passion, friendship and heartbreak features a star-studded cast, conducted by Kevin John Edusei.
Paris, 1900. Penniless writer Rodolfo believes that art is all he needs – until he meets Mimì, the lonely seamstress who lives upstairs.
So begins a timeless love story that blooms, fades, and rekindles with the passing seasons.
But while the couple’s friends Marcello and Musetta passionately row and make up, a force greater than love threatens Rodolfo and Mimì.
Richard Jones’s production evokes the vivid contrasts of fin de siècle Paris, from Bohemian apartments to glittering arcades.
Language: Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Cast
Mimì: Ailyn Pérez
Rodolfo: Juan Diego Flórez
Marcello: Andrey Zhilikhovsky
Musetta: Danielle de Niese
Schaunard: Ross Ramgobin
Colline: Michael Mofidian
The Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Credits
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Director: Richard Jones
Set designer: Stewart Laing
Lighting designer: Mimi Jordan Sherin
Movement director: Sarah Fahie
Conducted by: Kevin John Edusei
2022-2023 SEASON PRESENTATION
The Royal Opera House is delighted to announce its biggest Cinema Season ever. Over 2022/23, an astonishing 13 productions from The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera will be broadcast to more than 1,300 cinemas around the world, bringing the joy of live performance to audiences from the UK all the way to New Zealand.
The Cinema Season opens in September with Puccini’s heart-rending opera Madama Butterfly.
The following month, cinema goers can experience Robert Carsen’s brand-new production of Aida, conducted by Antonio Pappano; and watch La bohème, sung by an outstanding cast that includes Juan Diego Flórez and Danielle de Niese.
In December, The Royal Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ will reach audiences across the globe, offering sweeping snowscapes, magical stagecraft and a showstopping series of dances performed in the dream-like Kingdom of Sweets.
The new year kicks off with live broadcasts of The Barber of Seville, Turandot and The Royal Ballet’s new production of Frederick
Ashton’s Cinderella, redesigned by a world-class creative team that includes set designer Tom Pye, Oscar award-winning costume designer Alexandra Byrne, lighting designer David Finn, video designer Finn Ross and magic consultant Chris Fisher.
In April and May, audiences can enjoy Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and a live relay of The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty; and in June, the Cinema Season will close with Il trovatore – a brand new production that will bring Olivier Award-winning director Adele Thomas back to Covent Garden following the success of Bajazet (2022) and Berenice (2019).
Our cinema programme has brought stunning productions to audiences across the globe since 2008. Broadcasts offer audiences the best seat in the house for each performance, and include exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and insights into the rehearsal process.