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The story behind opera songs
La Boheme about a group of ‘gypsies “in Paris, France, about 130 years. Rodolfo, a poet, and his friend Marcel, a painter, Hill, a writer, and Schaunard, a musician, live together. They are very poor and hungry, but they try to make a joke on him. One night, Schaunard comes with money, food and wood for the stove.
He paid for music lessons he gave a rich student. When friends go to party, but Rodolfo stays behind to strike out a poem.
While in the studio, Mimi knocks on the door. It is a beautiful girl, and Rodolfo in love with her. Another daughter, Musetta is in love with Marcel, but they quarrel, and she has a new friend named Alcindoro, which is old and rich, but she is really in love with Marcel. In the next part of the opera, Marcel and Musetta weather make-up, then beat again, because that is how, Rodolfo and Mimi fights all the time because he is jealous.
When Mimi, who has been ill for a long time, is much worse, and it is clear she was dying. Rodolfo is sad because he loves his friends and all are very sorry and very sad. They sell everything they can to buy medicines and pay doctors, and even pawns his overcoat Hill and earrings Musetta. It is too late for medicine to help him and Mimi dies. There are some very famous songs, solo or important in the opera “Che gelida manina (Your hands are frozen), sung by Rodolfo,” Mi chiamano Mimi “(My name is Mimi) sung by Mimi, and” Musetta’s Waltz ” sung by Musetta.