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 War Memorial Opera House Season 1941 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Giacomo Spadoni Dances arranged by Willam Christensen Ballet Costumes designed by Helen Green Cast Carmen Gladys Swarthout Don José Raoul Jobin Micaëla Licia Albanese Escamillo, the Toreador Robert Weede Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Thelma Votipka Mercédès Alice Avakian Le Dancaïre George Cehanovsky Le Remendado Karl Laufkötter Morales, an officer Edward Wellman Solo Dancer(s) Maclovia Ruiz Show Dates Mon, Oct 27 1941, 8:15pm Broadcast Mon, Oct 27 1941, 7am Live broadcast, Act II. Time and Place About 1820; Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- A Public Square Act II -- Interior of Tavern in Suburbs Act III -- A Rocky Pass in the Mountains at Night Act IV -- Square at Entrance to Bull Ring Media Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Boys Chorus Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado), Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Alice Avakian (Mercedes) Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado), Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen), Alice Avakian (Mercedes) Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Raoul Jobin (Don Jose), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen) Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Escamillo), Ensemble Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado) Credit Morton Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Verna Osborne (Micaëla), Ensemble Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1941_04_compressed.pdf (7.97 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------10/27/1941, live broadcast, Act II: "Carmen, Act II: Gladys Swarthout (Carmen), Raoul Jobin (Don José), Robert Weede (Escamillo); Erich Leinsdorf." Boys Chorus from Grace Cathedral Choir, J. Sidney Lewis, Director Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Boys Chorus Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado), Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Alice Avakian (Mercedes) Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado), Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen), Alice Avakian (Mercedes) Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Raoul Jobin (Don Jose), Gladys Swarthout (Carmen) Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Escamillo), Ensemble Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Thelma Votipka (Frasquita), George Cehanovsky (Dancaire), Alessio de Paolis (Raimondado) Credit Morton
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1941. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Verna Osborne (Micaëla), Ensemble Credit Morton