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 Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1946 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Bidú Sayão Musetta, a grisette Maria Sa Earp Rodolfo, a poet Jussi Bjoerling Marcello, a painter Mack Harrell 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 Edwin Vannucci Boy Esther Hessling Show Dates Tue, Oct 29 1946, 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 Notes St. James Choristers, South Pasadena, Dr. John Henry Lyons, Director