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 1948 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Carmen Winifred Heidt Don José Raoul Jobin Micaëla Claudia Pinza Escamillo, the Toreador Giuseppe Valdengo Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Lois Hartzell Mercédès Claramae Turner Dancaïre George Cehanovsky Remendado Alessio De Paolis Morales, an officer Theodor Uppman Solo Dancer(s) Ruby Asquith Vadja Del Oro Jose Manero Show Dates Sat, Oct 23 1948, 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_TOUR_1948_04_compressed.pdf (10.87 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Corps de Ballet St. James Choristers of South Pasadena; Dr. John Henry Lyons, Director