La Bohème

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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
1969
Language
Italian

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Anton Coppola(9/20, 23; 10/1, 12)
Jean Périsson(11/15, 28)
Stage Director(s)
Matthew Farruggio
Designer
George Jenkins
Chorus Director
Aldo Danieli
Boys Chorus Director
Madi Bacon
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Marcello
Sesto Bruscantini(9/20, 23)
Ingvar Wixell(10/1, 12)
James Farrar(11/15, 28)
Rodolfo
Luciano Pavarotti(9/20, 23; 10/1, 12)
Plácido Domingo(11/15)
John Alexander(11/28)
Colline
Ara Berberian
Schaunard
Heinz Blankenburg(9/20, 23)
Allan Monk(10/1, 12; 11/15, 28)
Benoît
Elfego Esparza
Mimì
Dorothy Kirsten(9/20, 23; 10/1, 12; 11/28)
Lucine Amara(11/15)
Parpignol
Raymond Nilsson
Boy
Leonard Kalm
Musetta
Colette Boky(9/20, 23; 10/1, 12)
Margot Moser(10/1, 12)
Margot Moser(11/15, 28)
Alcindoro
Alan Gilbert
Customhouse Sergeant
Eugene Lawrence
Customhouse guard
Colin Harvey

Show Dates

Time and Place

Paris, around 1830

Scenes

Act I -- A garret
Act II -- A square in the Latin Quarter
Act III -- A tollgate on the outskirts of Paris
Act IV -- Same as Act I

Media

Acknowledgements

The production of "La Bohème" was donated to the San Francisco Opera by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1958

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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San Francisco Boys Chorus 

On October 1, 1969, during a performance of La Bohème, there was a strong earthquake that was felt by everyone on stage, but the performance went on. Both Dorothy Kirsten and Luciano Pavarotti reported on it in their biographies. The 5.6 tremor became later known as the Santa Rosa Earthquake.