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 1945 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreographer Willam Christensen Cast Carmen Risë Stevens Don José Raoul Jobin Micaëla Nadine Conner Escamillo, the Toreador Mack Harrell Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Walter Olitzki Frasquita Thelma Votipka Mercédès Claramae Turner Le Dancaïre George Cehanovsky Le Remendado John Garris Morales, an officer George Cehanovsky Solo Dancer(s) Ruby Asquith Solana Willam Christensen Show Dates Sat, Nov 10 1945, 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 Pasadena Boys' Choir Trained by Director, Dr. John Henry Lyons