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 Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1948 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Karl Kritz(10/15) Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Licia Albanese(10/8) Bidú Sayão(10/15) Musetta, a grisette Lois Hartzell(10/8) Martina Zubiri(10/15) Rodolfo, a poet Charles Kullman(10/8) Jussi Bjoerling(10/15) Marcello, a painter Tito Gobbi(10/8) Francesco Valentino(10/15) Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Italo Tajo Benoît, an importunate landlord Walter Olitzki(10/8) Salvatore Baccaloni(10/15) Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Walter Olitzki(10/8) Salvatore Baccaloni(10/15) Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Norman Benson Parpignol Caesar Curzi Boy Jeffrey Holm Show Dates Fri, Oct 8 1948, 1pm Fri, Oct 15 1948, 1pm 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 San Francisco Opera Company Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director