CARMEN CREDITS MUSIC Georges Bizet LIBRETTO Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy FIRST PERFORMANCE: March 3, 1875, at Opéra-Comique, Paris
CONDUCTOR Arthur Fagen DIRECTOR Brenna Corner*† SCENIC DESIGNER Allen Charles Klein LIGHTING DESIGNER Robert Wierzel WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER James McGough COSTUMES COORDINATOR Joanna Schmink ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER Ben Rawson CHOREOGRAPHER Amir Levy FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER Michelle Ladd CHORUS MASTER Lisa Hasson CHILDREN'S CHORUS MASTER Rolando Salazar
CAST (IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE) FRASQUITA Kaitlyn Johnson MORALÈS Calvin Griffin MERCÉDÈS Sofia Selowsky MICAËLA Nicole Cabell ESCAMILLO Edward Parks DON JOSÉ Gianluca Terranova LE DANCAÏRE Joseph Lattanzi ZUNIGA David Crawford LE REMENDADO Justin Stolz* CARMEN Varduhi Abrahamyan
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Whitney McAnally MUSICAL PREPARATION Elena Kholodova, Valerie Pool* PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Brian August ASSISTANT PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERS Renée Varnas, Kristin Kelley CHILDREN'S CHORUS CAPTAIN Emily Copeland
Performed in French with English supertitles Approximate running time: 3 hours, 20 minutes including 2 intermissions *member of The Atlanta Opera Studio †The Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg Young Artist Stage Director, given in honor of Tomer Zvulun Costumes courtesy of Malibar, Ltd.; Western Costume Co.; Costume Rentals - Guthrie Theater English Captions provided by Cincinnati Opera & Brenna Corner 7