Jump to Artist Profiles
| Music |
Georges Bizet |
| Libretto |
Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy |
| Conductor |
Timothy Myers, Christopher Zemliauskas+ |
| Director & Choreographer |
Daniel Pelzig |
| Scenic Designer |
Michael B. Raiford |
| Costume Designer |
Sara Jean Tosetti |
| Lighting Designer |
David Martin Jacques |
| Wig/Makeup Designer |
Jason Allen* / Ronell Oliveri* |
| Associate Conductor/Assistant Chorus Master |
Adam Turner ++ |
| Chorus Master |
Christopher Zemliauskas |
Cast in order of vocal appearance
| Moralès |
Patrick McNally |
| Micaëla |
Elizabeth Caballero* |
| Street Urchins |
Colorado Children's Chorale |
| Don José |
Jon Burton* |
| Zuniga |
Brian Wehrle |
| Carmen |
Kirstin Chávez |
| Frasquita |
Bridgette Gan / Alexandra Loutsion# |
| Mercédès |
Kaitlyn Costello / Nicole Rodin# |
| Remendado |
Brad Benoit |
| Dancaïre |
Jonathan Cole |
| Escamillo |
Gustavo Ahualli* |
| Solo Dancers |
Sarah Tallman*, Jesse Marks* |
| Lillas Pastia |
Anthony Bucci |
| Guide |
Philippe Pierce |
* Indicates Central City Opera Mainstage Debut
+ Conducting July 23, 26, 29, 31, August 7
++ Conducting July 28 Family Matinee
# Performing July 26, 28, 29, 31, August 7
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Gustavo Ahualli*
Baritone: Escamillo, Carmen
Recently: Count Di Luna, Il Trovatore and Germont, La Traviata, Teatro General San Martin; Escamillo, Carmen, El Teatro Manuel Ascencio Segura
[Website] |
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Jason Allen*
Wig and Makeup Co-Designer/Supervisor: 2011 Festival
Recently: Maria Stuarda, The Minnesota Opera; After Image/The Emperor of Atlantis, Boston Lyric Opera; Educating Rita, The Huntington Theatre Company |
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Jon Burton*
Tenor: Don José, Carmen
Recently: Tenor Soloist, Verdi’s Requiem, Springfield Symphony; Cavaradossi, Tosca, Opera on the James; Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, Phoenix Opera |
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Elizabeth Caballero*
Soprano: Micäela, Carmen
Recently: Nedda, I Pagliacci, Kentucky Opera; Liu, Turandot, Florida Grand Opera; Violetta, La Traviata, Madison Opera
[Website] |
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Kirstin Chávez
Mezzo-Soprano: Carmen, Carmen
Central City Opera: Desideria, The Saint of Bleecker Street, 2007
Recently: Maddalena, Rigoletto, The Metropolitan Opera; Maddalena, Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera; Carmen, Carmen, Opera New Jersey
[Website] |
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David Martin Jacques
Lighting Designer: Resident Lighting Designer 2011 Festival
Central City Opera: Resident Lighting Designer 2007 to 2010, 2000 to 2005
Recently: The Tsar’s Bride, The Royal Opera House; Tosca, English National Opera; Otello, Welsh National Opera
[Website] |
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Jesse Marks*
Dancer: Solo Dancer, Carmen
Recently: Soloist, Colorado Ballet (2002-Present); Solo Dancer, Gilbert & Sullivan: A Ballet!, Dances Patrelle; Rinaldo, Armida, Metropolitan Opera |
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Timothy Myers
Conductor: Carmen
Central City Opera: Associate Conductor, Vanessa and Paul Bunyan, 2005; Chorus Master, Conductor – Family Performances, 2003-2004
Recently: Conductor, Faust, North Carolina Opera; Conductor, Carmen, Opera Africa; Guest Conductor, Holiday Tour, Milwaukee Symphony
[Website] |
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Ronell Oliveri*
Wig and Makeup Co-Designer/Supervisor: 2011 Festival
Recently: Wig and Make-up Designer, Opera Colorado 2006-Present; Wig and Make-up Co-designer, Minnesota Opera, 2007-Present; Primetime Emmy® nominee, Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or Special (non-prosthetic), Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower, 2007
[Website] |
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Daniel Pelzig
Director and Choreographer: Carmen
Central City Opera: Choreographer, West Side Story (2008)
Recently: Choreographer, My Fair Lady, Shaw Festival; Choreographer, The Winter’s Tale, Guthrie Theater; Choreographer, Candide, Goodman Theatre/Shakespeare Theatre |
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Michael B. Raiford*
Scenic Designer: Carmen
Recently: The Bartered Bride, Opera Boston; The Magic Flute, Ballet Austin; The Kite Runner, Actors Theatre of Louisville/Cleveland Playhouse
[Website] |
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Sarah Tallman*
Dancer: Dancer, Carmen; Anna II, The Seven Deadly Sins
Recently: Dancer, Ballet Nouveau Colorado (2004 to Present); Soloist/Ballet Mistress, Burklyn Ballet Theatre; Dancer, Carry On, Arvada Center
[Website] |
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Sara Jean Tosetti
Costume Designer: Carmen
Central City Opera: Orpheus in the Underworld, 2010; Rinaldo, 2009; Cendrillon, 2007
Recently: Absurd Person Singular, Barrington Stage Theatre; Jane Eyre, Focus Features/BBC Films; Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare Festival of Saint Louis
[Website] |
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Adam Turner*
Associate Conductor: 2011 Festival; Chorus Master: The Breasts of Tiresias
Recently: Chorus Master/Assistant Conductor, Virginia Opera; Assistant Conductor, Florida Grand Opera; Resident Conductor, Ash Lawn Opera Festival |
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Christopher Zemliauskas
Conductor: Carmen, Amadigi di Gaula; Chorus Master: Carmen
Central City Opera: (Partial Listing) Conductor, A Little Night Music, 2009; Chorus Master, Lucia di Lammermoor, 2009; Conductor, Curlew River (apprentice artist production), 2008; Associate Conductor and Chorus Master, 2007-2008
Recently: Assistant Conductor, Susannah, Des Moines Metro Opera; Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor, Susannah, CU Boulder; Pianist, Extasis Tango Quartet, Columbus (GA) Symphony
[Website] |
* Indicates Central City Opera Mainstage Debut
Additional roles performed by members of the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program
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