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 1960 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Silvio Varviso Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Stage setting by George Jenkins Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Musical Preparation Marcel Frank Philip Eisenberg Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Mimì, an embroideress Lucine Amara Rodolfo, a poet Sandor Konya(10/14) Jan Peerce(10/22) Marcello, a painter Mario Zanasi Schaunard, a musician Ned Romero Colline, a philosopher Lorenzo Alvary Musetta, a grisette Mary Costa Benoît, a landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Alcindoro Salvatore Baccaloni Parpignol Gilbert Russell Boy Walter Berlin Customhouse Sergeant James Standard Customhouse guard Donald Drain Show Dates Fri, Oct 14 1960, 8:30pm Sat, Oct 22 1960, 8:30pm Time and Place About 1830; Paris Scenes Act I -- Garret of the bohemians Act II -- Square in the Latin Quarter INTERMISSION Act III -- A city gate Act IV -- Same as Act I Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1960_02_compressed.pdf (9.96 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director