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 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 Bidú Sayão Musetta, a grisette Lois Hartzell Rodolfo, a poet Jussi Bjoerling Marcello, a painter Ralph Herbert Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Nicola Rossi-Lemeni 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 Fri, Oct 26 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