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 1973 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Byron Dean Ryan Stage Director(s) Ghita Hager Rehearsed by Brian Gray Designer George Jenkins Costumes Goldstein & Co. Musical Preparation Paul Connelly Cast Marcello Steven Kimbrough Rodolfo William Harness Colline Philip Booth Schaunard Timothy Nolen Benoît Lorenzo Alvary Mimì Shigemi Matsumoto Parpignol Gary Burgess Boy Matthew Hethcoat Musetta Jacquelyn Benson Alcindoro Daniel Sullivan Customhouse Sergeant John Miller Customhouse guard Carl Thomas Show Dates Wed, Nov 14 1973, 1:30pm Fri, Nov 16 1973, 1:30pm Time and Place Paris, around 1830 Scenes Act I -- A garret Act II -- A square in the Latin Quarter Act III -- A tollgate on the outskirts of Paris Act IV -- A garret Acknowledgements This production of "La Bohème" was made possible by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1958 Notes Members of the San Francisco Boys Chorus EDWIN FLATH, director