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
1960
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
Stage Director(s)
Dino Yannopoulos
Sets and costumes designed by
Howard Bay
Chorus Director
Vincenzo Giannini
Choreographer
Lew Christensen
Musical Preparation
Philip Eisenberg
Hans Georg Schaefer
Costumers
Goldstein & Co.

Cast

Carmen
Jean Madeira
Don José, a Sergeant
Jon Vickers
Micaëla
Mary Costa
Escamillo, the Toreador
Mario Zanasi
Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons
Lorenzo Alvary
Frasquita
Frances McCann
Mercédès
Katherine Hilgenberg
El Remendado
Raymond Manton
El Dancaire
Howard Fried
Morales, a sergeant
Ned Romero
Solo Dancer(s)
Jocelyn Vollmar
Sally Bailey
Roderick Drew

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 production of "Carmen" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1959.

Notes

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

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San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director 

The performance of September 17th was labeled as "Pacific Festival Gala Performance"

Dancers