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 1960 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Silvio Varviso Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Stage setting by George Jenkins Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Musical Preparation Marcel Frank Philip Eisenberg Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Mimì, an embroideress Floriana Cavalli Anna Moffo(11/12) Rodolfo, a poet Giuseppe Zampieri Sandor Konya(11/12) Marcello, a painter Mario Zanasi(11/12) Schaunard, a musician Geraint Evans Ned Romero Colline, a philosopher Lorenzo Alvary Musetta, a grisette Mary Costa Benoît, a landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro Salvatore Baccaloni Parpignol Gilbert Russell Boy Walter Berlin Customhouse Sergeant James Standard Customhouse guard Donald Drain Show Dates Tue, Nov 1 1960, 8pm Sat, Nov 12 1960, 8pm Time and Place About 1830; Paris Scenes Act I -- Garret of the bohemians Act II -- Square in the Latin Quarter Act III -- A city gate Act IV -- Same as Act I Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Choristers and Pasadena Boy Choristers Major intermission after Act II