Composer Georges Bizet Librettists Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Based On the novella by Prosper Mérimée Company San Francisco Opera Association Touring Location San Diego, CA Venue San Diego Fox Theatre 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 Micaëla Mary Costa Escamillo, the Toreador Frank Guarrera Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Joan Marie Moynagh Mercédès Edith Evans El Remendado Robert Thomas El Dancaire Howard Fried Morales, a sergeant Eugene Green Solo Dancer(s) Nancy Johnson Richard Carter Show Dates Thu, Oct 29 1959, 8pm 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 Members of the San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus and the Pasadena Boy Choristers Major intermission after Act II