The Sault Opera Legacy

Production Dates and Venue

May 4, 5, and 6, 1972

Korah Collegiate Auditorium

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Cast

Don Jose, Corporal of the Dragoons	Bob MacDonald
Escamillio, Toreador	Jim Phillips
Zuniga, Captain of the Dragoons	Fred Webster
Morales, Corporal of the Dragoons (in charge of the first change of the guard)	David Gould
Carmen, a Gypsy girl	Jackie (Bessant) Scott
Micaela, A Village maiden	Erika Dello
Frasquita, Companion of Carmen	Vilma Ambel
Mercedes, Companion of Carmen	Florence Joy Clement
El Dancairo, Smuggler	Ernest Peeling
El Remendado, Smuggler	David Carr
Lillas Pastia, Innkeeper	David Feltham
A Guide	Elmar Poldmaa
Soldier Quartet, Act I	Jacques Chouinard, Herbert Taylor-Bailey, Ted Hallin, Ed Clement
Soprano Vendors, Act IV	Elli Banner, Rena Suriano, Teresa Peeling, Linda Veith
Alto Vendors, Act IV	Ann O'Flaherty, Ebba Poldmaa, Mary Lou Sicoly
Understudies:
Carmen	Mary Lou Sicoly
Micaela	Teresa Peeling

 

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Chorus

Dragoons, Gypsies, Smugglers, Cigarette Girls, Street Urchins, Townspeople, Chulos, Banderilleros, Picadors, Sheriff, Mayor, Street Vendors, etc.

Elly Banner, Beatrice Bessant, Romy Bock, Marjorie Bosman, Harriet Fuselli, Elaine Hallin, Esme Johnson, Kerry McConnell, Kim Miskimis, Victoria Noich, Ann O'Flaherty, Rosemarie Peeling, Teresa Peeling

Earl Alkenbrack, Robert Cameron, Jacques Chouinard, Edward Clement, Patrick Fagan, Bill Foster, John Giovanatti

Marga Pelka, Kathleen Pelletier, Ebba Poldmaa, Hazel Richardson, Una Rourke, Sheila Savill, Mary-Ann Scott, Mary-Lou Sicoly, Rena Suriano, Linda Veith

Ted Hallin, Herbert Johnson, Herbert Taylor-Bailey, Robert Taylor, Ralph Triplett, Ustav Veedler

The Dancers - Act II

Marjorie Bosman, Elaine Hallin, Kerry McConnell, Kim Miskimis, Teresa Peeling, Kathleen Pelletier, Sheila Savill, Mary-Ann Scott, Mary-Lou Sicoly

Junior Chorus

Pam Belair, Frances Burfoot, Billy Cail, Geoffrey Clement, Ricky Corbiere, Elizabeth Daynard, Brian Donaldson, Sandy Eastman, Jim Gould, John Gould, Brett Jackson, Darlene Joyner, Neil Kinnunen, Richard Kinnunen, Beverly Maier, Garry Marcinkowski, Terri McPherson, Wendy McPherson, Lori-Jean McQueen, Mark Montcalm, Linda Pearce, Wendy Nicholas, Henry Peeling, Cecile Pelletier, Pat Pelletier, Manley Roberts, Ronnie Rabineau, Darren Rathbone, Jerry Tomie, Tom Vernelli, Belinda White, Michael White

Stage action group leaders

Darlene Joyner, Beverly Maier, Garry Marcinkowski, Neil Kinnunen

Extra Performers (Soldiers, Buglers, Sword Carriers, Chulos, Banderilleros, Picadors, Sheriff and Assistant, Mayor, and Entourage)

Tom Belsito, Geoffrey Clement, David Feltham, Billy Fraser, Larry Gaetano, Jim Gould, John Gould, Ray Levo, Irmgard Hibbert, Charles MacLary, Rennie Maier, Gordon Nichols, John Nesbitt, Elmar Poldmaa, Toomas Rebane, Michael White

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Orchestra

Conductor	S. Bessant
Concertmaster	B. Moffat
1st Violins	B. Moffat, M. Walton
2nd Violins	C. O'Neill, M. Chomniuk
Viola	E. Gartshore
Cello	K. Gartshore
Bass	H. Stevens
Piano	J. Anstice
Clarinets	F. DiPietro, M. Kimball
Oboe	B. Algie
Flute	D. Adams
Trumpet	S. Ryan
Horn	W. Kimball
Trombone	G. Seymour
Tympani	J. Katerenchuk

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Production Staff

Producer and Artistic Director	Arno Ambel
Musical Director	S. E. Bessant
Staging Consultant	Roland White
Vocal Coach, Junior Chorus	Jackie Scott
Choreography	Jackie Scott, Mary-Lou Sicoly
Rehearsal Pianists	Jane Anstice, Larissa Micak, Florence Joy Clement, Barbara Severin
Lighting	Jim Collis
Assistants	Burt Brown, Wendy Collis
Prompter	Art LePage
House Manager	Ken Hibbert
Assistants	Ted LaBerge, Jim Ogden, Paul Freedman
Properties	Margaret Gould, Carolyn Gould
Wardrobe Designer	Vilma Ambel
Wardrobe	Inge Ruck, Dorothy Peeling, Ebba Poldmaa, Gertrude White
Hairstyling	Marga Pelka
Set Design	Esther Gold
Set Design Consultant	Arno Ambel
Painters	Esther Gold, Jane Anstice
Set Construction	Charles MacLary
Assistants and Stage Crew	David Feltham, Gus Veedler, Toomas Rebane, Ray Levo, John Nesbitt, Gordon Nichols, Elmar Poldmaa, Christopher Clement
Properties - Design and Construction	Charles MacLary, S. E. Bessant, Vilma Ambel
L.I.P. Project Supervisor	Jane Anstice
Make-Up	Eileen Morrison
Assistants	Linda Alloi, Vera Alloi, Gunta Bremmanis, Mabel Coulter, Christine Gillespie, Olive McKie, Lynne Rewcastle, Anne Robertson, Janet Robertson, Orlean Strom, Coleen Wilkinson
Box Office	Irmgard Hibbert, Yvette Meyndt
Advance Ticket Sales	Gartshore's Music Centre, Arnill's
Publicity	Arno Ambel, Fred Webster, Jim Phillips, Ed Clement, Paul Freedman, Erika Dello
Poster Design	Bob Jenkins
Wardrobe Assistants and Refreshments	Salme Veedler, Rosemary Gabriel, Claudette Shunock, Edna Ogden, Erika Huntenburg, Marie Antonello, Georgina McQueen
Ushers	Debbie Thayer, Debbye Ferguson, Doreen Chartrand, Susan Bowers, Susan Marlow, Cathy Venn, Peggy-Lynn Laberge, Kathy Crawford