La Boheme Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based On "Scènes de la vie de bohème" by Henri Mürger Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Fresno, CA Venue Fresno Memorial Auditorium Season 1951 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) William Wymetal Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Technical Director Armando Agnini Cast Mimì, an embroideress Dorothy Kirsten Musetta, a grisette Uta Graf Rodolfo, a poet Jussi Bjoerling Marcello, a painter Francesco Valentino Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Nicola Moscona Benoît, an importunate landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Parpignol Caesar Curzi Boy Michael Kersnar Show Dates Mon, Oct 22 1951, 8pm Time and Place About 1830; Paris Scenes Act I -- Garret of the bohemians Act II -- Terrace of the Café Momus Act III -- A City Gate of Paris Act IV -- Same as Act I