La Boheme
Composer
Librettists
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
1962
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Designer
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Rodolfo, a poet
Marcello, a painter
Colline, a philosopher
Giorgio Tozzi(9/14)
John Macurdy(9/29, 10/22)
Schaunard, a musician
Benoît, a landlord
Mimì, an embroideress
Dorothy Kirsten(9/14, 29)
Victoria de los Angeles(10/22)
Parpignol, a vendor of toys
Boy
Musetta, a grisette
Mary Costa(9/14)
Marilyn Horne(9/29, 10/22)
Alcindoro, her admirer
Customhouse Sergeant
Customhouse guard
Show Dates
Time and Place
About 1830; Paris
Scenes
Act I -- Garret of the bohemians
Act II -- Square in the Latin quarter
Act III -- A city gate
Act IV -- Same as Act I
Media
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1962_01_compressed.pdf
(10.85 MB)
Acknowledgements
The production of "La Bohème" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1958
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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"La Bohème" opened San Francisco Opera's 1962 season
San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director
Floral decorations provided by courtesy of Podesta Baldocchi, Jack Podesta, president. It is requested that flowers not be removed.