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 1956 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Carlo Maestrini Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Mimì Licia Albanese Musetta, a grisette Mary Gray Rodolfo, a poet Jan Peerce Marcello, a painter Louis Quilico Schaunard, a musician Heinz Blankenburg Colline, a philosopher Italo Tajo Benoît, an importunate landlord George Cehanovsky Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Alessio De Paolis Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Parpignol Virginio Assandri Boy Danny Brodek Show Dates Sun, Oct 21 1956, 3pm 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 Pasadena Boys Choristers John Henry Lyons, Director