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 1945 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Licia Albanese(9/28) Vivian Della Chiesa(10/24) Musetta, a grisette Nadine Conner Rodolfo, a poet Charles Kullman Marcello, a painter Francesco Valentino Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Ezio Pinza Benoît, an importunate landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Evaristo Alibertini Customhouse guard Max Lorenzini Boy Mary Belle Jacobs Show Dates Fri, Sep 28 1945, 8:15pm Wed, Oct 24 1945, 8:15pm Broadcast Tue, Sep 18 1945, 8am Live radio broadcast, Acts III and IV. 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 Media Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Colline), Charles Kullman (Rudolfo), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Mack Harrell (Marcello) Credit Strohmeyer Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nadine Connor (Musetta), Salvatore Baccaloni (Alcindoro), George Cehanovsky (Schaunard), Ezio Pinza (Colline), Charles Kullman (Rudolfo), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Mack Harrell (Marcello) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1945_03_compressed.pdf (8.16 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- 9/28/1945, live radio broadcast, Acts III and IV, from 10:00 to approximately 11:10 p.m. Children's Chorus from San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Reba Kay, director
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Ezio Pinza (Colline), Charles Kullman (Rudolfo), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Mack Harrell (Marcello) Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1945. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Nadine Connor (Musetta), Salvatore Baccaloni (Alcindoro), George Cehanovsky (Schaunard), Ezio Pinza (Colline), Charles Kullman (Rudolfo), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Mack Harrell (Marcello) Credit Strohmeyer