World Premiere
Les Ballets de Paris
February 21, 1949
Prince’s Theatre
London, England
Cast:
Renee Jeanmaire (Carmen)
Roland Petit (Don José)
Serge Perrault (Le Toréador)
United States Premiere
Les Ballets de Paris
October 6, 1949
Winter Garden Theatre
New York, New York
Cast:
Renee Jeanmaire (Carmen)
Roland Petit (Don José)
Serge Perrault (Le Toréador)
ABT Premiere
December 15, 1981
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C.
Cast:
Natalia Makarova (Carmen)
Mikhail Baryshnikov (Don Jose)
Victor Barbee (Escamillo)
New York Premiere
May 18, 1982
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York
Cast:
Susan Jaffe (Carmen)
Fernando Bujones (Don Jose)
Victor Barbee (Escamillo)