Puccini's beloved tragedy closed our 1997/98 season.

Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo) and Nuccia Focile (Mimì) in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo) and Nuccia Focile (Mimì) in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Clive Bayley (Colline), Gwynne Geyer (Musetta), Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schaunard), Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo), Nuccia Focile (Mimì) and Jason Howard (Marcello), and in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo), Nuccia Focile (Mimì), Jason Howard (Marcello), Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schaunard), and Clive Bayley (Colline), in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo) and Nuccia Focile (Mimì) in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith

Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schaunard), Paul Charles Clarke (Rodolfo), Archie Drake (Benoît), Jason Howard (Marcello), and Clive Bayley (Colline) in Puccini’s La bohème, 1998 © Gary Smith