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 1947 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 Lois Hartzell Rodolfo, a poet Jan Peerce Marcello, a painter Giuseppe Valdengo 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 Parpignol George Tallone Boy Esther Hessling Show Dates Wed, Oct 29 1947, 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 The program for October 15 does not list the role of Parpignol; records indicate it was sung by George Tallone, however. Childrens Chorus from San Francisco Conservatory of Music Reba Kay, director