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 1956 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Carlo Maestrini Chorus Director Gianni Lazzari Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Mimì Licia Albanese Musetta, a grisette Mary Gray Rodolfo, a poet Jan Peerce Marcello, a painter Louis Quilico Schaunard, a musician Heinz Blankenburg Colline, a philosopher Italo Tajo Benoît, an importunate landlord George Cehanovsky Alcindoro, State Councilor and admirer of Musetta Alessio De Paolis Customhouse Sergeant Max Lorenzini Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Parpignol Virginio Assandri Boy Noah Griffin Show Dates Tue, Oct 16 1956, 8:30pm 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 Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus