Kirstin Chavez, mezzo soprano

Carmen

February 2010

By Georges Bizet
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée

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Casting

Carmen, A Gypsy Girl	Kirstin Chavez
Don José, Corporal of Dragoons	Richard Leech
Escamillo, Toreador	Luis Ledesma
Micaëla, A Village Maiden	Caitlin Lynch
Zuniga, Lieutenant of Dragoons	Peter Volpe
Moralès, Corporal of Dragoons	Steven LaBrie
Frasquita, Companion of Carmen	Sarah Callinan
Mercédès, Companion of Carmen	Carla Dirlikov
Dancairo, smuggler	Matthew Hayward
Remendado, smuggler	Chad Berlinghieri
Conceived and directed by:	Bernard Uzan
Conductor	Joseph Rescigno
Choreographer	Peggy Hickey
Costume Designer	Patricia A. Hibbert

Performance Dates

February 5, 2010 at 7:30pm: McCarter Theatre, Princeton
Tickets: 609.258.ARTS(2787) or 1-800-Allegro

February 7, 2010 at 3:00pm: State Theatre, New Brunswick
Tickets: 1-800-Allegro

February 12, 2010 at 8:00pm: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark
Tickets: 1-888 GO-NJPAC or 1-800-Allegro

February 14, 2010 at 3:00pm: Lyric Opera House, Baltimore, MD
Tickets: 410- 685-5086

This production, which features full orchestra, soloists and chorus, will be sung in French with English surtitles projected above the stage.

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