La Boheme
Composer
Librettists
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
1962
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Rodolfo, a poet
Renato Cioni(11/16)
Marcello, a painter
Thomas Tipton(11/16)
Colline, a philosopher
John Macurdy(11/16)
Schaunard, a musician
Russell Christopher(11/16)
Benoît, a landlord
Mimì, an embroideress
Parpignol, a vendor of toys
Boy
Musetta, a grisette
Alcindoro, her admirer
Customhouse Sergeant
Customhouse guard
Show Dates
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
Acknowledgements
The production of "La Bohème" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1958
Notes
"La Bohème" opened San Francisco Opera's 1962 season
as well as the same year's Los Angeles season
San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Madi Bacon, Director