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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
1984-1985
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Production
Stage Director(s)
Set Designer(s)
Costume Designer(s)
Lighting Designer
Sound Designer
Chorus Director
Musical Preparation
Prompter
Assistant Stage Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)

Cast

Moralès
Micaëla
Don José
Carmen
Manuelita
Frasquita
Mercédès
Le Dancaïre
Le Remendado
Lillas Pastia
Escamillo
Guide

Show Dates

Time and Place

19th century; Seville, Spain

Scenes

Act I -- A street in Seville
Act II -- Lillas Pastia's tavern
Act III -- In the mountains
Act IV -- Outside the arena

Media

Notes

Critical edition by Fritz Oeser

Scenery constructed in San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios

Principals' costumes executed by Boerye Edh of Royal Opera, Stockholm

Other costumes executed by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop

San Francisco Boys Chorus
William Ballard, Director
Mark Bemesderfer
Max Berest
Michael Brown
Duncan Campbell
Devan Cross
Jacob Donham
Sebastian Frey
Matthew Hurwitz
Justin Jed
Stephen Lossner
Nathaniel Lunt
Andrew Mak
Michael Molina
Jonathan Olmsted
Jeffrey Pulley
Nicholas Safrit
Bernard Savant
John Paul Savant
Kelsey Siegel
Benjamin Silverman
Lyndon Ubana
Alexander Villanueva
Stanford White
Samuel Yan
Samuel Yen

San Francisco Girls Chorus
Elizabeth Appling, Director
Leslie Anderson
Jennie Bemesderfer
Irma De Los Santos
Cathleen Ellis
Jennifer Ellis
Erica Fitschen
Karla Haeberle
Natasha Hoehn
Michelle Millard
Maren Montalbano

SUPERNUMERARIES
Hetty Alvarez
Lorna Bridges
Huguette Combs
Carol Dunlap
Joan Imbeau
Nina Izotoff
Esther Jennings
Paisley Knudsen
Donna Martin
Jan Moody
Holly Morrison
Claire Nice
Dorothy Papo
Marianne Petroni
Miriam Preece
Ellen Sanchez
Stella Tatro
Beverly Terry
Karen Topp
Carolyn Waugh
Ann Williamson

Richard Ares
Sky Bamford
Stephen Bartlett-Re
Steve Bauman
Bruce Brown
Tony Bua
Stewart Clark
Bill Colligan
Don Crawford
Tom Curran
Martin Doyle
Brandon Duisenberg
Toby Duisenberg
Hilbert Duperroir
Kermit DuVal
Bill Easley
David Elkind
Rick Emmons
Peter Felleman
Kurt Frank
Mickey Frettoloso
Eugenio Gamez
Phil Gibson
Rex Golightly
Albert Goodwyn
Joe Hay
Bill Higgins
Richard Hughes
Steve Jacobs
Clinton Jennings
Dean Johnson
Jeff Kasmar
Joe Kelley
Jay Lanahan
Ralph Ludascher
Berri McBride
Lindsay McCall
Arnold McGilbray
Don Martin
Allen Miller
Matt Miller
Larry Millner
Steve Moawad
John Moore
Malcolm Mosher
Ted Pappas
Tyrone Pardue
Michael Pitkin
Patrick Presto
Paul Ricks
Jeff Sarasson
Noel Skidmore
Ray Souza
Jonathan Spieler
Robert Squeri
Alvin Taylor
Allen Tusting
Paul Vuksich
Gary Wendt-Bogear
Patrick Weyers
Rod Williams
Joe Willis