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 1953 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Glauco Curiel Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Cast Mimì, an embroideress Dorothy Kirsten(9/16) Licia Albanese(10/17) Musetta, a grisette Lois Hartzell Rodolfo, a poet David Poleri(9/16) Jan Peerce(10/17) Marcello, a painter Cesare Bardelli(9/16) Enzo Mascherini(10/17) 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 Colin Harvey Parpignol Caesar Curzi Boy Thomas Hoyal(9/16) Stephen Hatch(10/17) Show Dates Wed, Sep 16 1953, 8:15pm Sat, Oct 17 1953, 8:15pm 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_04_compressed.pdf (8.09 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove. The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."