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 Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Antonio Dell'Orefice Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Cast Mimì, a seamstress Maria Mueller Musetta, a grisette Audrey Farncroft Rodolfo, a poet Mario Chamlee Marcello, a painter Andreas de Segurola Schaunard, a musician Millo Picco Colline, a philosopher Ezio Pinza Benoit, landlord to the bohemians Ludovico Oliviero Alcindoro, a state councilor Eugenio Sandrini Parpignol Ludovico Oliviero Sergeant Evaristo Alibertini Guard George Miller Show Dates Fri, Sep 25 1931, 8:15pm Time and Place Paris, about 1830. Scenes Act I -- Garret of the Bohemians, Paris Act II -- Terrace of the Café Momus Act III -- A City Gate of Paris Avt IV --Same Scene as Act I Media Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Audrey Fancroft (Musetta), Andreas de Segurola (Marcello), Ezio Pinza (Colline), Mario Chamlee (Rodolfo), Mara Mueller (Mimi) Credit Morton Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Act II Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_04_compressed.pdf (7.24 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Audrey Fancroft (Musetta), Andreas de Segurola (Marcello), Ezio Pinza (Colline), Mario Chamlee (Rodolfo), Mara Mueller (Mimi) Credit Morton
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Stage Set Act II Credit Morton