Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation. The legendary partnership of Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti as the two lovers has been captured in this special vintage production recorded live in 1989 from the stage of the San Francisco Opera.

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Tiziano Severini
Venue: San Francisco Opera
Orchestra: San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Artists: Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti
Genre: Opera