La bohème (Puccini, Giacomo)

		Movements/Sections 4 acts Composition Year 1896 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Italian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano

Performances

• Recordings (1)

Recordings

Aria: "Che gelida manina" (Act I)

 Complete Performance
*#277436 - 4.36MB - 4:46 -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - - !N/!N/!N - 245x⇩

MP3 file (audio)
Alain.jacques (2013/4/16)

Performer Pages:

Jacques Pottier (tenor)

Publisher Info.:

Alain M. Jacques

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

rec. 2010

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Sheet Music

• Full Scores (5)
• Vocal Scores (9)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (1)

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
*#43676 - 31.52MB, 412 (iv, 408) pp. -  7.1/10 2 4 6 8 10 (11) - V/V/V - 16287x⇩

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Carolus (2009/10/27)

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi & C., n.d.(1920). Plate 115561.
Reissue - n.d.(ca.1950). Plate P.R. 110.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

(Schickling 67.E.5F, p.218)

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 Act I
*#24635 - 17.18MB, 120 pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (70) - V/V/V - 17003x⇩

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homerdundas (2008/11/21)

 Act II
*#24636 - 17.05MB, 118 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 8933x⇩

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homerdundas (2010/11/01)

 Act III
*#24637 - 10.93MB, 80 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 5046x⇩

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homerdundas (2008/11/21)

 Act IV
*#24638 - 11.93MB, 90 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4770x⇩

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homerdundas (2008/11/21)

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi & C., n.d.(1920). Plate 115561.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

(Schickling 67.E.5F, p.218)

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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
*#21947 - 12.65MB, 276 pp. -  6.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (12) - V/V/V - 31372x⇩

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Daphnis (2008/9/14)

Arranger:

Carlo Carignani (1857-1919), piano reduction

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1897. Plate 99000.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Third Italian edition (Schickling 67.E.5). Bookmarked by act. Between pages 81 and 82 there is a missing page.

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 Complete Score
*#43673 - 13.55MB, 387 (iv, #1-383) pp. -  6.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 7200x⇩

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Ottaviano (2009/10/27)

Arranger:

Carlo Carignani (1857-1919), piano reduction

Language:

French

Translator:

Paul Ferrier (1843–1920)

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi & C., 1898. Plate 101800.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Second French edition (Schickling 67.E.5b)

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 Complete Score
*#164041 - 22.76MB, 295 (xii, #1-283) pp. -  8.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 5406x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Massenetique (2011/12/13)

 Color Cover
*#164042 - 0.19MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 804x⇩

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Massenetique (2011/12/13)

Arranger:

Carlo Carignani (1857-1919), piano reduction

Language:

English / Italian

Translator:

William Grist and Percy Pinkerton (1855-1946), English text

Publisher Info.:

Milan: Ricordi, 1917. Plate 115494.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Che gelida manina (Act I)

 Transposed for Bass-Baritone and Piano (G)
*#58669 - 0.13MB, 5 pp. -  3.7/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - !N/!N/!N - 3719x⇩

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Nawa Mukerji (2010/3/11)

Editor:

Nawa Mukerji

Language:

Italian

Publisher Info.:

Nawa Mukerji

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Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]

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Mi chiamano Mimì (Act I)

 Colour Cover
*#105263 - 1.47MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1744x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (2011/6/13)

 Complete Score
*#105264 - 0.71MB, 6 pp. -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 5886x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (2011/6/13)

Language:

German / Italian

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi, 1910. Plate 113188.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Title page: 300dpi colour;
Complete Score: 600dpi monochrome.

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Quando m'en vo' (Musetta) - "Will ich allein des Abends..." (Act II)

 Outside sheet (colour scan)
*#105148 - 2.86MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 3388x⇩

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Ralph Theo Misch (2011/6/12)

 Complete Score (monochrome)
*#105147 - 0.74MB, 6 pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (18) - V/V/V - 7366x⇩

PDF scanned by Ralph Theo Misch
Ralph Theo Misch (2011/6/12)

Language:

German

Translator:

Ludwig Hartmann (1836-1910)?, German text

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi, 1902. Plate 104791.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Outside sheet: 300dpi colour.
Complete Score: 600dpi monochrome.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano solo (Carignani)

 Complete Score
*#80613 - 6.56MB, 148 (iv, #1-144) pp. -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 6662x⇩

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Massenetique (2010/10/4)

Arranger:

Carlo Carignani (1857-1919)

Publisher Info.:

Milan: Ricordi, 1897. Plate 99001.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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General Information

Work Title	La Bohème
Alternative Title

Composer	Puccini, Giacomo
Movements/Sections	4 acts
Year/Date of Composition	1896
First Performance	1896-02-1 in Turin, Teatro Regio Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
First Publication	1897
Librettist	Luigi Illica (1857-1919) Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906) Based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger.
Language	Italian
Average Duration	123 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Rodolfo, poeta (Tenore)
• Marcello, pittore (Baritono)
• Schaunard, musicista (Baritono)
• Colline, filosofo (Basso)
• Mimì (Soprano)
• Musetta (Soprano)
• Benoît, padrone di casa (Basso)
• Alcindoro, consigliere di stato (Basso)
• Parpignol, venditore ambulante (Tenore)
• Sergente dei doganieri (Basso)

• Coro: Venditori, Venditrici, La folla, Sartine, Studenti, Bottegaie, Borghesi, Spazzini, Doganieri

Sections

• Act I

• Questo mar rosso
• Pensier profondo!
• Si può?...Chi è là?
• Al Quartiere Latin
• Non sono in vena
• Che gelida manina (Rodolfo)
• Mi chiamano Mimì (Mimì)
• Ehi! Rodolfo!
• O soave fanciulla (Rodolfo, Mimì)

• Act II

• Aranci, datteri!
• Che guardi? Odio il profano volgo
• Beviam! Ch'io beva del tossico!
• Quando m'en vo' (Musetta)
• Chi l'ha richiesto?

• Act III

• Ohè, là, le guardie!
• Mimì! Speravo di trovarvi qui
• Marcello. Finalmente
• Donde lieta uscì (Mimì)
• Dunque è proprio finita?

• Act IV

• In un coupè?
• O Mimì tu più non torni
• Che ora sia?
• C'è Mimì
• Vecchia zimarra (Colline)
• Sono andati
• Oh! Dio! Mimì!

External Links

• Libretto and translations: Opera-guide.ch
• Arias, lyrics, translations: Aria-database.com

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