——— INTERMISSION ———
ACT IV – back in the garret, several months later
In the garret, Marcello and Rodolfo commiserate about their loneliness.
Colline and Schaunard enter, breaking the mood and offering a small meal. The four men forget their
worries and frolic about the room, staging a sword fight. However, their laughter is short-lived, as Musetta
arrives with the news that Mimì is dying and has asked to see Rodolfo.
Mimì is brought upstairs and made comfortable while Marcello and Musetta leave to sell her earrings
for medicine, and Colline decides to sell his prized overcoat. Left alone, Rodolfo and Mimì recall their
happiness together. Soon the others return, bearing a muff to keep Mimì’s hands warm.
As Mimì is overtaken with coughing, it is obvious to everyone but Rodolfo that help has come too late.
He is the last to realize that Mimì has quietly died. Devastated, Rodolfo calls her name.
Marcello – a painter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Harris
Rodolfo – a poet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Wilander
Colline – a philosopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawson Anderson
Schaunard – a musician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jean Carlos Rodriguez
Mimì – a seamstress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raquel González
Musetta – a singer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Kerr
Benoit – landlord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Christopher Stork
Parpignol – a toy vendor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Guillermo Lopez
Alcindoro – a state councilor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Todd Donovan
Supernumerary:
Gina d’Angelo, Evan Fraser Himes
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The Cast in order of vocal appearance
Opera Tampa Chorus
Soprano
Amber Blair
Andrea Cimino
Erin Cheeseborough
Kathryn Hecht
Martha A. Lopez
Virginia Morrow
McKenzie Pollock
Maiya Stevenson
Beverly Thompson
Vanessa Tompkins
Sara Villa
Bass/Baritone
Cody Barth
Mark Beale
Jack Kilbride
Joel Mercer
Jon Milton
Jordan Perillo
Luis Rivera
Julio Sulbaran
Tenor
Cory Allman
Alejandro Donawa
Alexander Gruendl
Linden Gyunn
Christopher Longo
Jonatan Rodriguez
Fernando Valdivia
Vincent Valentin
Jeff Welch
Mezzo-soprano
Jordan Blair Campbell
Nicole Evans
Kelly Gallagher
Julia Glicksberg
Meghan Hone
Sarah Klopfenstein
Lisa Marie Lebron
Melissa Misener
Tina Ortega
Simone Sirota Plotnikov
Nicole Stickeler
The Lighting Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local
USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employers.
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