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Carmen
Based On

the novella by Prosper Mérimée

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2018-2019
Language
French

Creative/Crew

Conductor
James Gaffigan(June 5, 11, 14, 23, 26, 29)
Production
Associate Director
Movement Director
Production Designer
Original Lighting Designer
Revival Lighting Designer
Chorus Director
Assistant Conductor
Prompter
Musical Preparation
Diction
Supertitles
Assistant Director(s)
Stage Manager(s)
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Dance Master
Fight Director
Costume Supervisor
Wig and Makeup

Cast

Moralès
Micaëla
Zuniga
Manuelita
Carmen
Don José
Frasquita
Mercédès
Escamillo
Remendado
Lillas Pastia

Show Dates

Time and Place

1875 Seville

Scenes

ACT I: A Plaza Outside a Cigarette Factory
ACT II: Lillas Pastia's Tavern
INTERMISSION
ACT III: A Mountain Gypsy Camp
ACT IV: Outside the Building

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by United Airlines.

Mr. Gaffigan's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Conductors Fund.

Ms. Bridges' appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.

Mr. Polenzani's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Additional funding is provided by Jerome L. and Thao N. Dodson.

Additional funding is provided by Patricia Locke.

Legacy Commission

Sung in French with English supertitles

Notes

A co-production of San Francisco Opera and Washington National Opera, originally created by Opera Australia based on the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and Norwegian National Opera co-production.

Soldiers, children, cigarette girls, Gypsies, smugglers

CHILDREN'S CHORUS
David Awunyo-Akaba
Pierce Barnett
Gloria Cebrian
James Chen
Natalie Chin
Vanessa Choi
Lev Corliss
Karthik Dorbala
Sophie Dreskin
Salla Grigor
William Liu
Emma Major
Elise March
Magdalena (Maggie) Mercado
Elinore (Ellie) Pett-Ridge Hennessy
David Ramos
Wells Rees
Henry Rivo
Anayah Tin
Seo Vernay-Kim
Tobey Weydenmuller
Sara Wolf
Violet Wolfe
Gabe Zele

SUPERNUMERARIES
Pauli Amornkul
Aleksandra Belousova
Kristin Biecher
Tatiana Bookbinder
James Crow
Stacey Chien
Karsten Guthridge
Charles Lewis III
Pablo Sanfrancisco
Valentina Simi