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

Carmen .......................................................................................................LILYAN VIGO

Don José ..................................................................................MARCELO MARTINEZ

Escamillo (Toreador) ........................................................................ KIEFER CURTIS

Micaëla (Don José’s Fiancé) ......................................................... JAN BURKHARD

Frasquita (Carmen’s Friend) .............................................................ALICIA FABRY

Mercédès (Carmen’s Friend) .......................................... LINDSAY PURRINGTON

Manuelita (Carmen’s Nemesis) ...................................................... RANDI OSETEK

Dancaïre (Leader of the smugglers) ....................ADAM CRAWFORD CHAVIS

Two Smugglers ................... MAXMILIAN ISAACSON, MILES SOLLARS-WHITE

Zuniga (Captain of Regiments) ...................................................ADAM SCHIFFER

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 TriangleTonight’s live music was made possible by Dr. and Mrs. J. Keith Keener

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

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T H U R S DAY, M AY 1 8 , 2 0 1 7, 8 : 0 0 P MRaleigh Memorial Auditorium

Featuring Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle

Sponsored by

Toreadors. ..............................................REIGNER BETHUNE, IKE HAWKERSMITHMAXMILIAN ISAACSON, MILES SOLLARS-WHITE

Cigarette Girls/Gypsies. ...........................KATHLEEN BLACK, CARMEN FELDER AMANDA GERHARDT, HALEY JENNINGS TALYA KRUMHOLZ, ELIZABETH OUSLEY

Soldiers/Tavern Men ............................MANUEL BARRIGA, REIGNER BETHUNE NICHOLAS FOKINE, IKE HAWKERSMITH

MAXMILIAN ISAACSON, MILES SOLLARS-WHITE

Border Guards ........................................MANUEL BARRIGA, NICHOLAS FOKINERAUM ARON GENS-OSTROWSKI

Townspeople. ....................................... SIERRA LEVIN, LAURA POLLIN, SARA ROE SAMANTHA SCHAUBACH, FIONA WADA-GILL

LAUREN WOLFRAM, 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

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