Che gelida manina

In this famous aria by Puccini from the opera La Bohème, based on the novel with the same title by Louis Henri Mürger, Rodolphe sings about his admiration for Mimi, the sweet girl next-door, who knocks on his door to ask if he has a light for her candle. Rodolphe, who is not aware that Mimi is suffering from tuberculosis, is eager to help her and they fall in love. This work is suitable for solos on the trombone or euphonium, on the condition that your soloist has the necessary dose of Italian passion.