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Carmen II

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Based On

the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1981-1982
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Staged by
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Language Preparation
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Moralès
Micaëla
Don José
Zuniga
Carmen
Manuelita
Frasquita
Mercédès
Le Dancaïre
Le Remendado
Lillas Pastia
Escamillo

Show Dates

Time and Place

19th century; Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- A street in Seville
Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern
Act III -- In the mountains
Act IV -- Outside the arena

Media

Acknowledgements

This new production of "Carmen" was made possible in part through the generosity of friends of
Kurt Herbert Adler as a tribute to the unique contribution he has made to the San Francisco Opera

Notes

New production

Critical edition by Fritz Oeser

Radio broadcast -- October 31 at 11 a.m.

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Principals' costumes executed by Boerye Edh of Royal Opera, Stockholm

Other costumes executed by San Francisco Opera Shop

San Francisco Boys Chorus
William Ballard, Director
Kevin Barry
Paul Bemesderfer
Brian Butler
Adam Colety
Jonathan Couchman
Brian Darby
James Datri
John Datri
Justin Dudley
Geoffrey Dunn
Patrick Egry
Michael Folk
Andrew Fredericks
Timothy Genis
George Graham
Kenyan Hopkins
Gary Jones
David Kersnar
Thor Klippert
Christopher Lev
Ian Luce
David Martin
Eric Marty
Peter McKean
Torin Newsome
Daniel Potasz
David Roberts
Aaron Shapiro
Carl Smith
William Weber

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director
Elizabeth Ashton
Deidre Atkinson
Malieka Bundy
Anne Coriston
Teresa Davis
Sharon D'Cunha
Samantha Graff
Karla Haeberle
Martha Hicks
Julia Hunt
Ann Huppert
Anna Marie Jegers
Alissa Kingsbury
Rachel Lopez
Jennifer Marshall
Kristin McCarthy
Stefanie Naifeh
Amy Sharp

SUPERNUMERARIES
Patricia Angell
Joan Bacharach
Dorothy Baune
Elke Behrens
Dottie Brown
Barbara Clifford
Janet Dahlsten
Betty Davis
Renée DeJarnatt
Joan Henry Detessan
Christina Fox
Diane Graham
Leishen Hartman
Mary Joyce
Kahlila Kramer
Karen Moawad
Alta Moody
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Janet Morse
Ellen M. Nelson
Barbara Norton
Marianne Petroni
Miriam Preece
Katherine Prongos
Nathalie Rubens
Louise Russo
Ellen Sanchez
Nikki Scofield
Sally Scott
Susie Scott
Bess Sherman
Stella Tatro
Marcia Tusting
Claudia Waugh
Janet Weil
Susan Weiss

Andrew Alder
Paul Allerton
Gene Angell
Sky Bamford
Gene Barnes
Jack Bernich
Gilbert Bates
Steve Bauman
Doug Beardslee
Michael Boehm
Stephen Boughanough
Joseph Bowen
Peter Bray
Gerald Breen
William Brenner
William Burns
Allyne Butcher
John Cailleau
Tom Carlisle
Roy Castellini
Gil Chun
David Clover
Rudolph Cook
Bill Coppock
Robert Corrick
Don Crawford
Tom Curran
Chas Dargis
Mark Dean
Dick Deval
Eduardo Dominguez
Julio Dorigoni
Owen Dougherty
W.J. Drummond
Hilbert Duperrior
Bill Easley
Jack Eiman
Allan Ellis
RichardEsckilsen
Peter Felleman
Humberto Fitch
Robert Flax
Joel Fort
Mickey Frettoloso
Lyn Gardella
Cliff Gold
Rex Golightly
Dennis Goza
Larry Grail
John Grimes
Louis Handler
Guy Harrison
Joe Hay
Philippe Henry
Michelangelo Hernand