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 1954 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Leo Mueller Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Cast Mimì Rosanna Carteri Musetta, a grisette Yola Casselle Rodolfo, a poet Brian Sullivan Marcello, a painter Frank Guarrera 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 Virginio Assandri Boy Thomas Hoyal Show Dates Sun, Oct 24 1954, 2pm 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 Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus The curtain time is a guess; records preserved everything but those.