By this time in the opera, this has become a theme for Mimi and Rodolpho’s love. The aria begins with violins, playing the first line of Mimi’s first aria, Mia chiamano Mimi. When Mimi overhears this she confronts Rudolpho and sings this aria as a goodbye. Rudolpho begins to estrange Mimi, feigning jealousy but he soon reveals that he is afraid to watch Mimi die. By the third act, her health has taken a major hit, and it has been made clear that she is dying. She is suffering of consumption and her health deteriorates as the opera goes on. They soon develop a romantic relationship which becomes a major plot line in the opera. Mimi introduces herself as a seamstress and neighbor looking for Rudolpho to light her candle. Puccini does so particularly in the aria Donde lieta uscì, sung by Mimi towards the end of Act III. In a story of love found and love lost, Puccini uses text and score to create empathy for the characters of La Boheme. La Bohème is said to be “one of the most successful and enchanting operas ever written.” Written in the romantic period, the text and score interrelations play an important role in an overall aesthetically and historically pleasing opera. Giacomo Puccini has written a number of operas, including Turandot, Gianni Schicchi, and Madama Butterfly.
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