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 1966 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Périsson Stage Director(s) Louis Erlo Designer Howard Bay Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Choreographer Zachary Solov Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Moralès Adib Fazah Micaëla Carol Todd Don José Jon Vickers Zuniga Federico Davià(11/15, 24, 27) Clifford Grant(11/18) Carmen Grace Bumbry Frasquita Catherine Christensen Mercédès Dorothy Krebill Escamillo Frank Guarrera El Dancaire Howard Fried El Remendado Raymond Manton Solo Dancer(s) Robert Bruce Show Dates Tue, Nov 15 1966, 8pm Fri, Nov 18 1966, 8pm Thu, Nov 24 1966, 8pm Sun, Nov 27 1966, 2pm 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 Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Micaela), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) Credit Mason Jones Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Unknown Acknowledgements The production of "Carmen" was given to the San Francisco Opera Association by the San Francisco Opera Guild in 1959 Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, Director Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Ensemble Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Carol Todd (Micaela), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Carolyn Mason Jones/San Francisco Opera. Frank Guarrera (Escamillo) Credit Mason Jones
Image Carmen, Georges Bizet. San Francisco Opera, 1966. Photographer: Unknown/San Francisco Opera. Grace Bumbry (Carmen), Jon Vickers (Don Jose) Credit Unknown