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 1959 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Arturo Basile Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Sets and costumes designed by Howard Bay Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Willam Christensen Special costume assistant to Mr. Bay Ann Roth Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Carmen Gloria Lane Don José, a Sergeant Jon Vickers Richard Lewis(11/8) Micaëla Lucine Amara Mary Costa(11/8) Escamillo, the Toreador Frank Guarrera Mario Zanasi(11/8) Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Joan Marie Moynagh Nancy Foster(11/8) Mercédès Edith Evans Margot Blum(11/8) El Remendado Robert Thomas El Dancaire Howard Fried Morales, a sergeant Eugene Green Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Richard Carter Show Dates Fri, Oct 23 1959, 8pm Sun, Nov 8 1959, 3pm Time and Place About 1820; Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- The square in Seville Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern Act III -- The smugglers' retreat in the mountains Act IV -- Outside the bull-ring in Seville Acknowledgements The new production of "Carmen" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild. Notes Corps de Ballet Pasadena Boy Choristers John Henry Lyons, Director Major intermission after Act II