A 20-minute intermission follows Act I and a 10-minute intermission follows Act II

Carmen ..................................................................MARGARET SEVERIN-HANSEN

Don José .....................................................................................YEVGENY SHLAPKO

Escamillo (Toreador) ..................................................................RICHARD KRUSCH

Micaëla (Don José’s Fiancé) .................................................ASHLEY HATHAWAY

Frasquita (Carmen’s Friend) ................................................. AMANDA BABAYAN

Mercédès (Carmen’s Friend) ..................................COURTNEY SCHENBERGER

Manuelita (Carmen’s Nemesis) ......................................................ALYSSA PILGER

Dancaïre (Leader of the smugglers) ......................................NIKOLAI SMIRNOV

Two Smugglers ................................... SOKVANNARA SAR, RAMMARU SHINDO

Zuniga (Captain of Regiments) .......................................................OLIVER BÉRES

CARMENMusic: Georges Bizet and Pablo Sarasate (Carmen Fantasy)

Arrangement/Orchestration: Glenn Mehrbach Additional Music: Glenn Mehrbach

Conducted by: Alfred E. SturgisSolo Violin: Tasi Matthews

Featuring Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle

Choreography: Robert WeissScenery: Jan Chambers

Lighting Design: Ross KolmanFight Choreography: Jeff A.R. JonesCostume Design: Deborah Newhall

Principal Costumes: Jeff A. R. Jones

CAROLINA BALLET would like to recognize the following retiring dancers:

LILYAN VIGO

MANUEL BARRIGA

OLIVER BÉRES

ADAM CRAWFORD CHAVIS

HALEY JENNINGSTAYLA KRUMHOLZ

ADAM SCHIFFER

LAURA POLLIN

Carmen5-19-17Fri_8pm.indd 4-5 5/16/17 12:16 PM

F R I DAY, M AY 1 9 , 2 0 1 7, 8 : 0 0 P MRaleigh Memorial Auditorium

Featuring Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle

Sponsored by

Toreadors. ...............................................NICHOLAS FOKINE, IKE HAWKERSMITHMAXMILIAN ISAACSON, MILES SOLLARS-WHITE

Cigarette Girls/Gypsies. ..................................TAYLOR AYOTTE, JENNY PALMERLAURA POLLIN, JACQUELINE SCHILLER

McKENZIE VAN OSS, LAUREN WOLFRAM

Soldiers/Tavern Men .................................................................... MANUEL BARRIGA RAUM ARON GENS-OSTROWSKI, IKE HAWKERSMITH

MAXMILIAN ISAACSON, BILAL SMITH, MILES SOLLARS-WHITE

Border Guards ........................................MANUEL BARRIGA, NICHOLAS FOKINEBILAL SMITH

Townspeople. ...............................EMILY COX, CAROLINE KYPSON, SIERRA LEVINSARA ROE, SAMANTHA SCHAUBACH, FIONA WADA-GILL DALTON FORSTER, ALFREDO MONROY, MADISON PRICE

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLE

Violin ITasi Matthews, Violin SoloistGrijda SpiriBennett AstroveLisa MalcolmSangeeta SwamyTanya Schreiber

Violin IISarah GriffinEmi HildebrandtLaura ThomasKim Hagan

ViolaJohn PruettMichael CasteloMatthew Chicurel

CelliVirginia Ewing HudsonJake Wenger

BassRebecca Marland

FluteErin Munnelly

OboeBo Newsome

ClarinetScott MooreAndrew Warwick

BassoonCynthia Bally Martens

HornTracy Golaszewski

TrumpetDavid McChesney

TromboneSean Devlin

TimpaniJulia Thompson

PercussionNate Campbell

PianoKarl Moraski

COT Music Director, Lorenzo Muti

www.thecot.org

Carmen5-19-17Fri_8pm.indd 2-3 5/16/17 12:16 PM