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 1949 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Licia Albanese Musetta, a grisette Lois Hartzell Rodolfo, a poet Jussi Bjoerling(9/25) Ferruccio Tagliavini(10/19) Marcello, a painter Francesco Valentino Schaunard, a musician George Cehanovsky Colline, a philosopher Nicola Moscona Benoît, an importunate landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Parpignol Caesar Curzi Boy Jeffrey Holm Show Dates Sun, Sep 25 1949, 2pm Wed, Oct 19 1949, 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, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Colline), Lois Hartzell (Musetta), Francisco Valentino (Marcello), Armando Agnini (Director), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Unknown, Karl Kirtz (Conductor), Jussi Bjoerling (Rudolfo), George Cehanovsky (Colline) Credit Tracy Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_02_compressed.pdf (6.28 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Boys Selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1949. Photographer: Paul G. Tracy/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Colline), Lois Hartzell (Musetta), Francisco Valentino (Marcello), Armando Agnini (Director), Licia Albanese (Mimi), Unknown, Karl Kirtz (Conductor), Jussi Bjoerling (Rudolfo), George Cehanovsky (Colline) Credit Tracy