Mercury Opera presents Puccini’s La Boheme at the infamous Chez Pierre Cabaret
February 27th through March 9th, 2019

Mercury Opera, known for messing with the public’s perception of opera, returns to the notorious Chez Pierre Cabaret with their newest offering : La Boheme, the opera that inspired RENT, transplanting Puccini’s beloved tale of youth, love and despair to New York’s Alphabet City circa 1979, where disco and drag queens, painters, punk rockers and poets converged.

A group of friends Rodolfo the writer, Marcello the artist, Schaunard the drag queen come musician/performer, and Colline a philosopher/hip hop artist all room together as they try to make their livings creating art. Rodolfo the writer, sung by Canadian tenor and heart throb Adam Fisher  who Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star describes as “…one of those rare young performers who can sing like Josh Groban, look like Ryan Reynolds, and clown like Martin Short “ falls in love with the seamstress and wanna be fashion designer Mimi, Michaela Chiste, while Marcello, the painter Lukas Johan, and Andrea Gedrasik Musetta, a sometimes singer and oft times opportunist, navigate their tumultuous relationship in tandem. When the quartet of lovers is happy, they spend their time blissfully celebrating life. When Mimi becomes gravely ill Rodolfo struggles to come to terms with the fact that she could actually die, and they split up. Months later, Musetta discovers Mimi close to death revealing her terminal state to Rodolfo and Marcello. Rodolfo rushes to her side, but it is too late. The two reunite professing their love for one another, but Mimi succumbs to her illness and dies as Puccini’s beautiful and heartrending melodies underscore the action.