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 1962 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Designer George Jenkins Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Rodolfo, a poet Sandor Konya Renato Cioni(11/16) Marcello, a painter Ettore Bastianini Thomas Tipton(11/16) Colline, a philosopher Giorgio Tozzi John Macurdy(11/16) Schaunard, a musician Geraint Evans Russell Christopher(11/16) Benoît, a landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Mimì, an embroideress Victoria de los Angeles Parpignol, a vendor of toys Howard Fried Boy Thomas Kohout Musetta, a grisette Marilyn Horne Alcindoro, her admirer Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Winther Andersen Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Show Dates Fri, Oct 26 1962, 8:30pm Fri, Nov 16 1962, 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 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