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 1953 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Director Kurt Herbert Adler Choreography by Willam Christensen Cast Carmen Claramae Turner Don José David Poleri Micaëla Dorothy Warenskjold Escamillo, the Toreador Frank Guarrera Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons Lorenzo Alvary Frasquita Lois Hartzell Mercédès Margaret Roggero El Remendado Alessio De Paolis El Dancaire George Cehanovsky Morales, an officer Winther Andersen Solo Dancer(s) Sally Bailey Gordon Paxman Show Dates Sat, Sep 26 1953, 8pm 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 Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1953_06_compressed.pdf (7.87 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- The Company General Director Gaetano Merola died on August 20th, while conducting Butterfly's "Un bel dì" in San Francisco's Stern Grove. The entire 1953 season was labeled "Gaetano Merola, 1879-1953 -- In Memoriam."