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Carmen

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Based On

the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1964
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Designer
Chorus Director
Choreographer
Costumers

Cast

Morales, a corporal
Micaëla
Mary Costa(9/14)
Pilar Lorengar(10/1, 9)
Don José, a corporal
Richard Martell(9/14, 10/1)
Jon Vickers(10/9)
Zuniga, a captain
Carmen
Frasquita
Mercédès
Escamillo, a bullfighter
El Dancaire
El Remendado

Show Dates

Time and Place

About 1825; Seville, Spain

Scenes

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

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

Dancers