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 1954 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Leo Mueller Stage Director(s) Paul Hager Cast Mimì Rosanna Carteri Musetta, a grisette Franca Duval Rodolfo, a poet Jan Peerce Marcello, a painter Frank Guarrera 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 Virginio Assandri Boy Thomas Hoyal Show Dates Sun, Sep 19 1954, 2pm 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, 1954. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Colline), Leo Mueller (Conductor), George Cehanovsky (Schaunard), Rosanna Cateri (Mimi), Kurt Herbert Adler (Chorus Director), Jan Peerce (Rudolfo), Paul Hager (Stage Director), Franca Duval (Musetta), Frank Guarrera (Marcello) Credit Paul Tracey Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1954_01_compressed.pdf (8.14 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Boys selected from the San Francisco Boys Chorus
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1954. Photographer: Paul Tracey/San Francisco Opera. Nicola Moscona (Colline), Leo Mueller (Conductor), George Cehanovsky (Schaunard), Rosanna Cateri (Mimi), Kurt Herbert Adler (Chorus Director), Jan Peerce (Rudolfo), Paul Hager (Stage Director), Franca Duval (Musetta), Frank Guarrera (Marcello) Credit Paul Tracey