Composer Georges Bizet Librettists Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Based On the novella by Prosper Mérimée Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue Civic Auditorium Season 1931 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Wilfred Pelletier Stage and technical director Armando Agnini Incidental Dance by Ernest Belcher, Corps de Ballet Cast Carmen Faina Petrova Micaëla Audrey Farncroft Don José Giovanni Martinelli Escamillo, the Toreador Ezio Pinza Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Louis D'Angelo Frasquita Zaruhi Elmassian Mercédès Eva Atkinson Dancairo Millo Picco Remendado Ludovico Oliviero Morales, an officer Arnold Gabor Show Dates Tue, Sep 29 1931, 8pm Time and Place Seville, about 1820 Scenes Act I -- A Public Square in Seville Act II -- The Interior of the Tavern of Lillas Pastia Act III -- A Wild and Rocky Pass in the Mountains, at Night Act IV -- A Square in Seville before the Entrance to the Bullring Media Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Faina Petrova (Carmen) Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Soloists Unknown Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1931_05_compressed.pdf (7.24 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Chorus Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Faina Petrova (Carmen) Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1931. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Soloists Unknown Credit Morton