Composer Georges Bizet Librettists Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy Based On the novella by Prosper Mérimée Company Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1968 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Ross Reimueller Stage Director(s) James de Blassis Choreographer Mattlyn Gavers Chorus Director Dietrich Erbelding Costumes Goldstein & Co. English Translation Ruth Martin Thomas Martin Cast Moralès David Tenbrook Micaëla Veronica Tyler Don José Harry Theyard Zuniga Archie Drake Carmen Dorothy Krebill Frasquita Marie Gibson Mercédès Corinne Curry Escamillo Thomas Palmer El Dancairo Nicholas Cosindas El Remendado Orva Hoskinson Show Dates Tue, Apr 16 1968, 8pm Fri, Apr 19 1968, 8pm Time and Place Seville, Spain Scenes Act I -- A square in Seville Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern Act III -- The smugglers' meeting place in the mountains Act IV -- Outside the bull ring Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus Madi Bacon, director