Mimi: Rachel Cobb
Musetta: Penelope Shumate
Marcello: Michael Mayes
Rodolpho:
Daniel Holmes
Schaunard: Raymond Ayers
Colline: Branch Fields
Artistic Director: Craig Fields
LA BOHÉME TESTIMONIALS
On a personal matter, I've been trying to get an e-mail off to you about La Bohème... We enjoyed that performance more than the one we saw at the Met. We absolutely loved the small theater and proximity to the cast whose voices and acting were outstanding. If Opera on the James can attract that caliber we'll be going to lots of operas in Lynchburg. We are so glad we attended that performance.
-B.G., Lynchburg
I have been around musical theater my entire life and have been involved in production for about 15 years. However, this is this first opera I have ever seen or been a part of. I wish I could have been exposed to one sooner... The story of La Bohème is nice, a basic story of love and loss. Yet, the production was moving and extremely emotional. Thus, focusing only on the story you will only have a 'nice' experience, but focusing on the production, acting, and delivery will create a lasting, moving, and memorable experience. Learning that the content of communication delves deeper than words is a vital lesson that many people need to learn, but it can only be taught through experience. Opera productions, especially those like the La Bohème production we just did, seem to me to be a great way to provide this experience.
-S.C., Lynchburg
