La bohème she is better and falls asleep. Musetta prays. Schaunard discovers that Mimì has died. Rodolfo rushes to the bed, calling Mimì's name in anguish, weeping helplessly as the curtain falls. "La bohème" is scored for: The discography of "La bohème" is a long one with many distinguished recordings, including the 1972 Decca recording conducted by Herbert von Karajan with Luciano Pavarotti as Rodolfo and Mirella Freni as Mimì (made before Pavarotti became an international superstar of opera), and the 1973 RCA Victor recording conducted by Sir Georg Solti with Montserrat Caballé as Mimì and Plácido Domingo as Rodolfo which won
Mimi LaFollette Summerskill Mimi LaFollette Summerskill Miriam LaFollette "Mimi" Summerskill (June 2, 1917, Moscow, Idaho-January 31, 2008, Belle Mead, New Jersey) was an educator, author, political activist, and vineyard owner. Mimi was the eldest of four children. She grew up in Colfax, Washington where her father was an attorney and politician and her mother was the daughter of the Congregational Church missionary. She was educated in the local public schools. She studied the violin, was rodeo queen, and took lessons in elocution with Ida Lou Anderson. She began college at nearby Washington State University and graduated from Stanford University where she played the