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 1962 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Designer George Jenkins Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Rodolfo, a poet Renato Cioni Marcello, a painter Thomas Tipton Colline, a philosopher Giorgio Tozzi(9/14) John Macurdy(9/29, 10/22) Schaunard, a musician Russell Christopher Benoît, a landlord Salvatore Baccaloni Mimì, an embroideress Dorothy Kirsten(9/14, 29) Victoria de los Angeles(10/22) Parpignol, a vendor of toys Howard Fried Boy Thomas Kohout Musetta, a grisette Mary Costa(9/14) Marilyn Horne(9/29, 10/22) Alcindoro, her admirer Salvatore Baccaloni Customhouse Sergeant Winther Andersen Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Show Dates Fri, Sep 14 1962, 8:30pm Sat, Sep 29 1962, 8:30pm Mon, Oct 22 1962, 8:30pm 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 Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1962. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Renato Cioni (Rodolfo), Dorothy Kirsten (Mimi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1962. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Renato Cioni (Rodolfo), Dorothy Kirsten (Mimi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones 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. --------------------- "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.
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1962. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Renato Cioni (Rodolfo), Dorothy Kirsten (Mimi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones
Image La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini. San Francisco Opera, 1962. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Renato Cioni (Rodolfo), Dorothy Kirsten (Mimi) Credit Carolyn Mason Jones