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
1959
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Arturo Basile
Stage Director(s)
Dino Yannopoulos
Settings, costumes and lighting designed by
Howard Bay
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Willam Christensen
Special costume assistant to Mr. Bay
Ann Roth
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Carmen
Gloria Lane
Don José, a Sergeant
Jon Vickers
Micaëla
Lucine Amara(9/29)
Mary Costa(10/1)
Escamillo, the Toreador
Frank Guarrera(9/29)
Mario Zanasi(10/1)
Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons
Lorenzo Alvary
Frasquita
Joan Marie Moynagh
Mercédès
Edith Evans
El Remendado
Robert Thomas
El Dancaire
Howard Fried
Morales, a sergeant
Eugene Green
Solo Dancer(s)
Nancy Johnson
Richard Carter

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1820; Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- The square in Seville
Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern
INTERMISSION
Act III -- The smugglers' retreat in the mountains
Act IV -- Outside the bull-ring in Seville

Media

Acknowledgements

The new production of "Carmen" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild

Notes

New production 

San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus 

 

Dancers