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 1962 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Janos Ferencsik Production Dino Yannopoulos Designer Howard Bay Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Lew Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Morales, a sergeant of dragoons Russell Christopher Micaëla Wilma Lipp Don José, a sergeant of dragoons Mario Del Monaco Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Joshua Hecht Carmen Sona Cervena Frasquita Carol Todd Mercédès Janis Martin Escamillo, a torero Thomas Stewart Ettore Bastianini(11/2) El Dancaire Howard Fried El Remendado Raymond Manton Solo Dancer(s) Sally Bailey Robert Gladstein Show Dates Sat, Oct 27 1962, 8pm Fri, Nov 2 1962, 8pm Time and Place About 1820; Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- On the outskirts of Seville Act II -- A tavern near Seville Act III -- The smugglers' stronghold in the mountains Act IV -- Outside the bull-ring Acknowledgements The production of "Carmen" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1959 Notes Corps de Ballet San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director