Roles
- Cast details are as provided by Curtiss from the original piano and vocal score. The stage designs are credited to Charles Ponchard.
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 3 March 1875 Conductor: Adolphe Deloffre |
|---|---|---|
| Carmen, A Gypsy Girl | mezzo-soprano | Célestine Galli-Marié |
| Don José, Corporal of Dragoons | tenor | Paul Lhérie |
| Escamillo, Toreador | bass-baritone | Jacques Bouhy |
| Micaëla, A Village Maiden | soprano | Marguerite Chapuy |
| Zuniga, Lieutenant of Dragoons | bass | Eugène Dufriche |
| Moralès, Corporal of Dragoons | baritone | Edmond Duvernoy |
| Frasquita, Companion of Carmen | soprano | Alice Ducasse |
| Mercédès, Companion of Carmen | mezzo-soprano | Esther Chevalier |
| Lillas Pastia, an innkeeper | spoken | M. Nathan |
| Le Dancaïre, smuggler | baritone | Pierre-Armand Potel |
| Le Remendado, smuggler | tenor | Barnolt |
| A guide | spoken | M. Teste |
| Chorus: Soldiers, young men, cigarette factory girls, Escamillo's supporters, Gypsies, merchants and orange sellers, police, bullfighters, people, urchins. | ||
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