Its first act sees a man working on a painting entitled "The Passage of the Red Sea," which prompts the duet "questo mar rosso" between two men, one of whom decides to sacrifice his manuscript to the stove. The landlord Benoit is ejected from the room for womanizing, and upo
Its first act sees a man working on a painting entitled "The Passage of the Red Sea," which prompts the duet "questo mar rosso" between two men, one of whom decides to sacrifice his manuscript to the stove. The landlord Benoit is ejected from the room for womanizing, and upon the entrance of the main female character, the main male character sings, "how cold is your hand." A sideplot concerns the relationship of Musetta and Marcel, who at one point call each other "viper," and "toad" while the main couple sings "farewell sweet love." In the end, Musetta brings news that Rudolph's lover is dying of tuberculosis, and Mimi sings "Ah! do you remember?" before dying. For ten points, identify this opera by Giacomo Puccini, set in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
Its first act sees a man working on a painting entitled "The Passage of the Red Sea," which prompts the duet "questo mar rosso" between two men, one of whom decides to sacrifice his manuscript to the stove.