La Boheme Composer Giacomo Puccini Librettists Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa Based On "Scènes de la vie de bohème" by Henri Mürger Company Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1964 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Karl Kritz Stage Director(s) Matthew Farruggio Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast Rodolfo Jerry Lo Monaco Marcello Richard Fredricks Colline Thomas Paul Schaunard Daniel McCaughna Benoît Brian Turner Mimì Carol Todd Parpignol Roy Glover Boy Philip Robb Musetta Janet Pavek Alcindoro David Giosso Customhouse Sergeant Winther Andersen Customhouse guard Colin Harvey Show Dates Wed, May 20 1964, 8pm Sat, May 23 1964, 8pm Time and Place Paris; about 1830 Notes Spring Opera of San Francisco San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director