Carmen

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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
1948
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Erich Leinsdorf
Stage Director(s)
Armando Agnini
Chorus Director
Kurt Herbert Adler
Choreography by
Willam Christensen

Cast

Carmen
Winifred Heidt
Don José
Charles Kullman(10/5)
Raoul Jobin(10/17)
Micaëla
Nadine Conner(10/5)
Dorothy Warenskjold(10/17)
Escamillo, the Toreador
Giuseppe Valdengo
Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons
Lorenzo Alvary
Frasquita
Lois Hartzell
Mercédès
Claramae Turner
Dancaïre
George Cehanovsky
Remendado
Alessio De Paolis
Morales, an officer
Theodor Uppman(10/5)
George Cehanovsky(10/17)
Solo Dancer(s)
Ruby Asquith
Vadja Del Oro
Jose Manero

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1820; Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- Interior 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

Media

Notes

To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.

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San Francisco Opera Company Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director

Dancers