La Bohème

Act I: Christmas Eve, ca 1830. In the Parisian garret they share with two other artists, the painter Marcello and writer Rodolfo try to joke about the fact that the cold keeps them from working. Rodolfo stops his friend from breaking up a chair for the fire and offers instead to sacrifice the manuscript of his play. A third roommate, the philosopher Colline, enters, complaining that pawnshops are closed for the holiday, so he could not pawn his books. As the fire dies in the stove, the three are surprised by a delivery of firewood and provisions, heralding the return of the musician Schaunard, who recently got a job.

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