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Date

Jun 18 2022
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Carmen BIZET
Saskatoon Opera
SK

Text from Saskatoon Opera’s website:
SUNG IN FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
Saskatoon Opera presents Georges Bizet’s beloved masterpiece Carmen, the story of the sensual Carmen and her ardent young admirer, Don Jose. Carmen is not one to be tied down to one man, and values above all else her freedom. She soon leaves Don Jose to be with the toreador Escamillo. Don Jose confronts her in one of the most gripping finales in operatic history. Set in Spain in the 2000s, Saskatoon Opera’s production provides a modern look at Carmen.

Artistic Team

Director – Anna Theodosakis
Conductor – Maria Fuller
Répétiteur – Kerry Agnew
Set Designer – Evgenia Mikhaylova
Costume Designer – Miranda Hughes-McKnight
Lighting Designer – Ian McClellan
Chorus Master – Dr. Jennifer Lang
Fight Director – Erin Brophy
Saskatoon Children’s Choir Director – Pheobe Voigts

Crew
Stage Manager – Shelby Lyn Lowe
Surtitle Operator – London Boothman

Cast
Carmen – Simona Genga
Don José – Ian Cleary
Escamillo – Luka Kawabata
Micaëla – Danika Lorén
Frasquita – Jardena Gertler-Jaffe
Mercedes – Oli Guselle
Don Cairo/Morales – Geoffrey Schellenberg
Remendado – Kieran Foss
Zuniga – Chris Kelly

Saskatoon Opera Chorus
Saskatoon Children’s Choir
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Bowman

Editor-in-Chief of Opera Canada from May 1, 2022 – May 15, 2024. Before moving to the editorial side, she was a publicist for opera singers, classical instrumentalists and arts organizations for over a decade. She says of her work: “It’s a lifestyle, not a job”.

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