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 Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Bidú Sayão(9/23) Licia Albanese(10/12) Musetta, a grisette Lois Hartzell Rodolfo, a poet Jan Peerce(9/23) Jussi Bjoerling(10/12) Marcello, a painter Francesco Valentino(9/23) Tito Gobbi(10/12) Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Italo Tajo Benoît, an importunate landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Norman Benson Parpignol Caesar Curzi Boy Jeffrey Holm Show Dates Thu, Sep 23 1948, 8pm Tue, Oct 12 1948, 8pm 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, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Italo Tajo (Colline), Tito Gobbi (Marcello), Etienne Barone (Stage Manager), George Cehanovsky (Schunard), Lois Hartzell (Musetta), Armando Agnini (Director), Karl Kirtz (Assistant Conductor), Bidu Sayao (Mimi), Jussi Bjoerling (Rudolfo) Credit Strohmeyer Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Rudolfo), Francisco Valentino (Marcello), Italo Tajo (Colline), George Cehanovsky (Schunard) Credit Strohmeyer Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1948_02_compressed.pdf (7.53 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- San Francisco Opera Company Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Italo Tajo (Colline), Tito Gobbi (Marcello), Etienne Barone (Stage Manager), George Cehanovsky (Schunard), Lois Hartzell (Musetta), Armando Agnini (Director), Karl Kirtz (Assistant Conductor), Bidu Sayao (Mimi), Jussi Bjoerling (Rudolfo) Credit Strohmeyer
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1948. Photographer: R. Strohmeyer/San Francisco Opera. Jan Peerce (Rudolfo), Francisco Valentino (Marcello), Italo Tajo (Colline), George Cehanovsky (Schunard) Credit Strohmeyer