Composer
Librettists
Based On
the novella by Prosper Mérimée
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1951
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Paul Breisach(10/4)
Karl Kritz(10/11, 18)
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Technical Director
Choreographer
Cast
Carmen
Blanche Thebom(10/4, 10/11)
Claramae Turner(10/18)
Don José
Micaëla
Uta Graf(10/4, 10/11)
Dorothy Warenskjold(10/18)
Escamillo, the Toreador
Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons
Desire Ligeti(10/4, 10/11)
Lorenzo Alvary(10/18)
Frasquita
Mercédès
Dancaïre
Remendado
Morales, an officer
Solo Dancer(s)
Show Dates
Time and Place
About 1820; Seville, Spain
Scenes
Act I -- Courtyard 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
Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus
ACKNOWLEDGMENT We again acknowledge with grateful appreciation the generously donated use of the Emporium auditorium and facilities for chorus rehearsals this year which meant both a great convenience and a substantial saving to the Opera Company. SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION