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Carmen
Opera in Four Acts

Georges Bizet, Music
Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy, Libretto
Based on the novella by Prosper Merimee

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Mechetti, Conductor

Cast of Characters
Carmen, a Gypsy			Victoria Livengood
Don Jose, a corporal			Jeffrey Springer
Micaela, a village girl			Elena Kolganova
Escamillo, a toreador			Grant Youngblood
Zuniga, a lieutenant			Ashley Howard Wilkinson
Morales, a corporal			Gerald Dolter
Frasquita, a Gypsy			Aimee Patrice Puentes
Mercedes, a Gypsy			Adriana Zabala
El Dancairo, a smuggler			Steven Stull
El Remendado, a smuggler			Matthew Surapine
Mayor				John Billings
Lillas Pastia, an innkeeper			George Trotter


Dragoons; Factory Girls; Street Boys; Gypsies; Smugglers; Street Vendors

Jacksonville Symphony Chorus
Jon O. Carlson, Director 

Jacksonville Children's Chorus
Twila Miller, Director

		Supernumeraries
Cherie Billings			Marilyn Lawson
John Billings				Larry May
Elizabeth Colledge 			Carol Messerlie
Shepherd Colledge			Robert Mitchell
Linda Holmes			Bernadette Slocum
Karen Jackson			George Trotter
Audrey Kirschner			Tom Zimmerman


Stage Director			Richard McKee
Choreographer			Rhonda Stamplia
Lighting Designer 			Nick Ciccarello
Technical Director			TH Stettler
Stage Manager			Caron Bishop
Assistant Stage Manager			Elizabeth Cardy
Master Carpenter			Andrew Way
Wardrobe Coordinator			Camilla Pitts
Make-up Coordinator			Dorinda Grogan
Hair/Wig Coordinator			Patii Pitts
Rehearsal Accompanists			Scott Watkins/Ileana Fernandez
Supertitles				Bayshore Opera Translations
Titles Operators			Michael Butterman, Ray Klaase
Properties				Timothy S. Van Patten II, William Vogt


		Special thanks to
SMG Stage Manager			Lyle Klemmt
Assistant to the Stage Director		Daniel B. Richwien
Production Manager			Cecil S. Cole


Scenery was designed by John Conklin.
Scenery was constructed by San Diego Scenic Studio, owned by Utah Symphony and Opera.
Costumes designed by Susan Memmott-Allred for the Utah Symphony and Opera.
This production was created for the Houston Grand Opera through the generosity of the 
Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa.

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The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra presents CARMEN
Saturday, April 5, 2003 at 8 p.m. at the Moran Theater; Sponsored by the Julius N. Frankel Foundation

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