La Tragédie de Carmen (2001)

    
 

By Peter Brook, Marius Constant, and
Jean-Claude Carrièr
Adapted from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet; Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy

Sung in French

Conducted by Michael Morgan
Directed by Olivia Stapp
Set Design by Giulio Cesare Perrone

   Performances:
Evening: Aug. 11, 13, 15, 17; 8:00 p.m.
Matinee: Aug. 19; 2:00 p.m.

All performances at
the Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA

Cast (in order of appearance):

Carmen: Buffy Baggott
Micaëla: Kristin Clayton*
Don José: Brandon Jovanovich*
Captain Zuniga/Garcia: Franck Bessone*
Lillas Pastia: Howard Sayette*
Escamillo: Philip Skinner

* Festival Opera debut		  

La Tragédie de Carmen
Carmen (Buffy Baggott) and Micaëla (Kristin
Clayton) compete for the attention of Don José.
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 La Tragédie de Carmen
Zunica (Franck Bessone) and Don José
(Brandon Jovanovich) arrest Carmen.
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La Tragédie de Carmen
Escamillo (Philip Skinner)
in his milieu, the bullring.
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 La Tragédie de Carmen
Don José and Micaëla reminisce
about their innocent youth.
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