West Bay Opera
Carmen
Program
Dates:
1999 Feb 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 & 28
Production
- Ernest Fredric Knell, Music Director
- David Sloss, Stage Director
- Jean-François Revon,
Set Designer
- Steve Mannshardt*,
Lighting Designer
- Kate Crowley*, Costume Designer
- Sally Treadway, Children's Chorus Director
- Julieta Zuniga*, Choreographer
CAST (in order of appearance)
- Moralès:
James Brown
- Micaëla:
Aimée Puentes
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
Elisabeth Rom*
(2/20, 26, 28)
- Don José:
Jonathon Boyd*
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
Frank Almanza*
(2/20, 26, 28)
- Zuniga:
William Neil
- Carmen:
Layna Chianakas*
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
Jennifer Dawn Hines*
(2/20, 26, 28)
- Frasquita:
Amy McKenzie
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
Kristin Genis*
(2/20, 26, 28)
- Mercédès:
Sarah Helen Land*
- Escamillo:
Michael Rogers
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
Ryan Taylor
(2/20, 26, 28)
- Le Dancaïre:
Matthew Cavicke
- Le Remendado:
Ben Barr
(2/19, 21, 25, 27),
James Kansau*
(2/20, 26, 28)
- An Orange Seller:
Eva Franko
- A Gypsy:
Otak Jump
Dancer
Julieta Zuniga*
(2/19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28),
Lisa Egert* (2/21)
Chorus
Riva Bacon, Barbara Benjamin, Jessica Bernard, Miriam Blatt*, Joanne Bogart,
Zoë Bogart, Julianne Booth, Chris Ebangi, Lisa Egert*,
Pat Ericson, Eva Franko, Margaret Haneberg, Jutta Mohr, Christina Schlieter,
Christine Scofield, Kaitlin Duck Sherwood*, Beth Siegel*, Alice Varga
Tom Almeida, Dan Armistead, Dean Babcock, Aaron Barnes*, Rick Bogart,
Michael Bradford*, Charles Bry, Craig Coombs, Jim DeLaHunt, Tom Ellison*,
Bob Johnson, Otak Jump, Richard Pering*, Peter Salo, Josh Siegel*,
Njon Vosco*
Children's Chorus
Members of the
Trinity Palo Alto Choir School:
Elaine Beckett, Hannah Crown*, Louna Fihaki*, Selu Fihaki*,
Sunniva Finney, Yvonne Finney*, Cressida Hanson, Martha Keller*, Emily Knell*,
Jesse Lampert, Katie Lampert*, Mia Tova Lieberman, Leonard Marque*,
Zander McQuetty*, Melanie Spector*
Supernumeraries
Ginger Almeida*, William Beckett*, Whitney Campbell, Barbara Goodwin*,
Graceann Johnson*, Steven Kline, David Lezan, Melanie Macario*, John McQuaide,
Jorge Mezei, Christopher Patnoe, Michael Peredo*, Cecilia Rebele,
Geoff Skidmore*, Irv Turkfeld*, Susan Wang
Orchestra
- Violin I: Virginia Smedberg (concertmaster), Judy Kmetko, Tina Minn
- Violin II: Sally Dalke, Mary-Mignon Dawber, Richard Ruby
- Viola: Janet Lynch Gillespie, Camber Charlot
- Cello: Amy Frost, Ellen Sanders
- Bass: Christy Crews
- Flute, Piccolo: Michelle Caimotto, Vivian Boudreaux
- Oboe: Dane Carlson, Peter Lemberg
- English Horn: Peter Lemberg
- Clarinet: Karen Sremac, Bruce Foster
- Bassoon: Alice Benjamin, Susan Dyer-Dias
- Horn: William Minkel, Diane Ryan
- Trumpet: Kale Cumings, Steve Anderson
- Trombone: Craig Whitwell
- Timpani: Don Baker
- Percussion: Don Baker, Norman Peck
- Harp: Wendy Tamis
Principal Technical Staff
- Michele Sullivan,
Production Manager
- Jean-François Revon,
Technical Director
- Julianne Booth,
Assistant to the Conductor
- Veronika Agranov-Dafoe, Dmitriy Cogan,
Thomas Shoebotham, Accompanists
- Larry Henderson, Fight Director
- Christy Crews, Orchestra Manager
- Jutta Mohr, Chorus Manager
- Jorge Mezei, Supernumerary Captain
- Darin Evans, Stage Manager
- Kristine Nichol, Assistant Stage Manager
- Marcy Coe, Assistant Lighting Designer
- Bob Vaughan, Master Electrician
- Christopher Tani, Lighting Board Operator
- Christopher Bergen, Projected Text
- Stan Ulrich, Projected Text Operator
- Lisa Patnoe, Wig & Makeup Designer
- Cassie Carpenter, Costume Coordinator
- Elise Eagle McFarland, Wardrobe Supervisor
- Peter Crompton, Scenic Artist
- David Ferlauto, Master Carpenter
- Bernie Ross, Properties Design & Construction
- Victoria Howell,
Assistant Properties Designer
- Rosalie Banta, Properties Manager
- Jack Wilkinson, Technical Run Manager & Sound Designer
- Lucinda Surber, Sound Board Operator
- Rudy Schroeter, Crew Chief
(*First appearance with West Bay Opera)
18 February, 1999