Opera Bohemia opera every year since 2010. In that first Edinburgh Festival Fringe production of La Bohème, Mimi was played by international star Pumeza Matshikiza. For Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in 2012 another international star, Australian soprano Suzanne Shakespeare, performed Lucia. Other operas in Opera Bohemia's repertoire to date are Puccini's La Bohème, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitor and Puccini's Gianni Schicci. Regular lead performers include the soprano Catriona Clark and, Alastair Digges (tenor) and Douglas Nairne (baritone). Digges and Nairne are also music directors for the productions, most of which are directed by John Wilkie, Opera Bohemia has received Creative
The Emancipation of Mimi from "Billboard" was less critical of her vocals, writing that "while her voice has lost some of the power through the years, "Mimi" deftly showcases her still-considerable pipes with strong lyrics and slick production." Paoletta praised "The Emancipation of Mimi" as Carey's best album since "Butterfly" (1997). Michael Dougall Bell from the "Calgary Sun" called Carey's voice "very impressive". He concluded: "While "Emancipation" may not send Carey's stock or star back up to where it once was and where that voice deserves to be, at least she's not plummeting – she's merely levelled off." "Entertainment Weekly" editor Tom Sinclair noted