La Bo ‧ hème /lɑː bəʊˈem/ BrE AmE
(1896) an ↑ opera by ↑ Puccini about a young woman called Mimi who has a relationship with a poet called Rodolfo, but later becomes very ill and dies. In the most famous scene, Rodolfo accidentally touches Mimi’s hand, and noticing how cold it is, sings ‘Your tiny hand is frozen’.