Mimí arrives, much sicker than before, looking for Marcello. They can't stop fighting, mostly because of Musetta's flirting and Marcello's jealousy. Well into winter, Musetta and Marcello are living above a tavern where he paints and she gives singing lessons. Musetta and Marcello embrace as a parade comes by and all the Bohemians join in the celebratory atmosphere.

She taunts Marcello with her popularity but ultimately, still very much in love with him, feigns an aching foot and sends Alcindoro running off in search of another pair of shoes. The Bohemians are enjoying the outdoor café when Musetta, Marcello's former lover, arrives on the arm of her new, older companion, Alcindoro. Despite her obvious frail condition, the two are drawn to each other and after pledging their love, go off to join the others at the Café Momus. Rodolfo lags behind to finish writing an article when his neighbor, a shy seamstress named Mimí, comes by looking for a light for her candle.

On Christmas eve they are having difficulty staying warm but after tricking the landlord to forgo the rent, they go off to the Café Momus to celebrate. The poet Rodolfo lives in a shabby garret in Paris with his friends, the painter Marcello, the philosopher Colline and the musician Schaunard.

La boheme opera in us 2019