Composer Georges Bizet Librettists Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Based On the novella by Prosper Mérimée Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location Los Angeles, CA Venue Shrine Auditorium Season 1942 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Giacomo Spadoni Cast Carmen Irra Petina Don José Raoul Jobin Micaëla Licia Albanese Escamillo, the Toreador John Brownlee Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Thelma Votipka Mercédès Christina Carroll El Remendado George Cehanovsky Le Dancaïre Alessio De Paolis Morales, an officer George Cehanovsky Solo Dancer(s) Maclovia Ruiz Show Dates Wed, Nov 4 1942, 8pm Time and Place About 1820; Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- A Public Square Act II -- Interior of Tavern in Suburbs Act III -- A Rocky Pass in the Mountains at Night Act IV -- Square at Entrance to Bull Ring Notes Corps de Ballet