The blood of passion surges and spills in one of the most beloved and widely performed works in operatic history. Animated by an all-star cast and audacious stagecraft, the conflicting worlds and failed romance of the sensual, rebellious Carmen and the possessive military man Don José absolutely burst off the stage.
From the stirring Toreador Song to the tauntingly seductive aria Habanera, Georges Bizet’s enduring and richly coloured melodies transcend the hummable; they don’t just gesture towards emotions, they embody the many shapes and shades of passion, from infatuation to violent jealousy.
Carmen wasn’t well-received when it debuted in 1875, but Bizet’s final masterpiece has since become a perennial audience favourite and a powerful artistic platform to explore class conflict and gender inequality.
LES DALA
Conductor
RACHEL PEAKE
Director
TINA CHANG
Assistant Conductor/Chorus Director/Principal Répétiteur
JENNIFER TUNG
Assistant Conductor, Women In Musical Leadership Participant
SAWYER CRAIG
Assistant Director, YAP
CAST
SARAH MESKO
Carmen (April 27, May 2, 4)
CAROLYN SPROULE
Carmen (April 28, May 5)
ALOK KUMAR
Don José (April 27, May 2, 4)
MATTHEW WHITE
Don José (April 28, May 5)
JONELLE SILLS
Micaela
NATHAN KEOUGHAN
Escamillo [Company Debut]
ALAIN COULOMBE
Zuniga
LUKA KAWABATA
Le Dancaïre
JEREMY SCINOCCA
Le Remendado
SIMRAN CLAIRE
Mercedes
HEIDI DUNCAN
Frasquita
DANLIE RAE ACEBUQUE
Morales
JOEY LESPÉRANCE
Lillias Pastia
CREATIVE TEAM
ITAI ERDAL
Lighting Designer
CYDNEY UFFINDELL-PHILLIPS
Choreographer
JAMIE SWEENEY
Assistant Lighting Designer
ANGUS KELLETT
Répétiteur
INDRA EGAN
Répétiteur, YAP
STAGE MANAGEMENT
THERESA TSANG
Stage Manager
EMMA HAMMOND
Assistant Stage Manager
MICHELLE HARRISON
Assistant Stage Manager
