La bohème
Che gelida manina sheet music!
Che gelida manina
Tenor aria from Puccini's opera La bohème
"Che gelida manina" ([keˈd͡ʒɛ.li.damaˈni.na]; "What a frozen little hand")[1] is a tenoraria from the first act of Giacomo Puccini's opera, La bohème.
The aria is sung by Rodolfo to Mimì when they first meet. In the aria he tells her of his life as a poet, and ends by asking her to tell him more about her life.[2] It is one of the most recorded arias by tenors.
Dramatic context
The scene takes place on Christmas Eve in the Latin Quarter of Paris.[3] Rodolfo, a struggling poet, is in his room when he hears someone knocking at the door.
He opens the door and sees Mimì, a neighbour who has come to his room because her candle has been extinguished and she needs light to go to her room.
Pavarotti cause of death
While in his room, she feels faint and he helps her to sit, and she accidentally drops her room key. Afterwards, with her candle lit, Mimì starts to leave, but finds her key missing. Both their