La Bohème

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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
1952
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Gaetano Merola
Stage Director(s)
Carlo Piccinato
Chorus Director
Kurt Herbert Adler

Cast

Mimì, an embroideress
Bidú Sayão(10/10)
Dorothy Warenskjold(10/15)
Musetta, a grisette
Jean Fenn(10/10)
Brenda Lewis(10/15)
Rodolfo, a poet
Jan Peerce(10/10)
Ferruccio Tagliavini(10/15)
Marcello, a painter
Frank Valentino(10/10)
Giuseppe Valdengo(10/15)
Schaunard, a musician
George Cehanovsky
Colline, a philosopher
Italo Tajo(10/10)
Nicola Moscona(10/15)
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
Michael Kersnar

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1930; Paris

Scenes

Act I -- Garret of the bohemians
Act II -- Terrace of the Cafe Momus
Act III -- A City Gate of Paris
Act IV -- Same as Act I

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus