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Carmen
OPERA IN FOUR ACTS
Music by: Georges Bizet
Libretto by: H. Meilhac and L. Halevy
Adapted from a novel by: Prosper Merimee
English version by: Ruth and Thomas Martin (by arrangement with G. Schirmer, Inc.)
First performed at the Opera-Comique, Paris, March 3, 1875
Production Dates and Venue
May 4, 5, and 6, 1972
Korah Collegiate Auditorium
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 |
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
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 |
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 Nisbet, 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 |