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 1944 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Georges Sebastian Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Carmen Risë Stevens Don José Charles Kullman Micaëla Virginia MacWatters Escamillo, the Toreador Francesco Valentino Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Thelma Votipka Mercédès Alice Avakian Le Dancaïre Alessio De Paolis Le Remendado George Cehanovsky Morales, an officer George Cehanovsky Solo Dancer(s) Ruby Asquith Mattlyn Gevurtz Earl Riggins Show Dates Wed, Nov 1 1944, 8pm Time and Place About 1820; Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- Interior of Cigarette Factory Act II -- A 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