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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
1970
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Choreographer
Designer
Costumers

Cast

Moralès
Micaëla
Don José
Frasquita
Mercédès
Escamillo
El Dancairo
El Remendado
Solo Dancer(s)

Show Dates

Time and Place

Seville, Spain, about 1825

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

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

Notes

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

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The performances of October 13 and 21 were student matinees.
Commentator: Alexander Fried

San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Madi Bacon, Director

Bradford Brennan
Craig Brennan
Robert Calvert
Frederick Cohen
David Englund
David Green
Randolph Haag
Andrew Harris
Leonard Kalm
Richard Kehres
Tad Laird
Gary Levy
Stuart Misfeldt
Christopher Nowak
Tyrone Po
Geoffrey Reed
Jeremy Renton
Peter Rubardt
Ted Schoenfeld
David Sigal
Scott Spiller
Cyrian Tabuena
Eugene Wang
David Wolins
Henry Wong

DANCERS
Christine Bennett
Peggy Davis
Mela Fleming
Karen Hornschuch
Carolyn Houser
Judanna Lynn
Leila Parello
Carla Sealander
Allyson Segeler

Allen Barker
Gardner Carlson
Donald Eryck
John Daniel Lordon
Tony Ness
Charles Perrier
Edward Rumberger
John Sullivan
Sulpicio Wagner