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 1949 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Paul Breisach Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Carmen Winifred Heidt Don José Ramon Vinay Micaëla Uta Graf Escamillo, the Toreador Francesco Valentino Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Desire Ligeti Frasquita Lois Hartzell Mercédès Claramae Turner Dancaïre George Cehanovsky Remendado Alessio De Paolis Morales, an officer George Cehanovsky Solo Dancer(s) Geraldine Vazquez Joan Vickers Roland Vazquez Show Dates Sat, Sep 24 1949, 8pm 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1949_03_compressed.pdf (6.18 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Boys selected from San Francisco Boys Chorus Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet