Organization

Stage director

Rachel Peake

Conductor

Leslie Dala

Singer

Soprano

Jonelle Sills

Michaela

Tenor

Alok Kumar

Don José

Matthew White

Vancouver Opera

Orchestra

Vancouver Opera Orchestra

Others

Vancouver Opera Chorus

Baritone

Nathan Keoughan

Escamillo

Bass

Alain Coulombe

Zuniga

Luka Kawabata

Dancaire

Jeremy Scinocca

Remendado

Mezzo-soprano

Simran Claire

Mercedes

Heidi Duncan

Frasquita

Danlie Rae Acebuque

Morales

Chorus master

Tina Chang

Repetiteur

Sarah Mesko

Carmen

Spoken

Joey Lespérance

Lillas Pastia

Lighting designer

Itai Erdal

Choreographer

Cydney Uffindell-Phillips

Angus Kellett

Indra Egan

Ginger Costa-Jackson

French

Vancouver

Canada

Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Carmen Bizet

Public

English

Approved

Watch part one of our interview with Ginger Costa-Jackson, singing Carmen on April 28 and May 5, as she discusses how she brings Carmen’s music to life by flavouring and colouring the sound of Bizet’s melodies through harnessing the energy on stage and in the audience.  

Join us on a journey through love, lust, and loss that promises to not only burst off the stage but resonate deep within your soul.

Sat Apr 27 | 7:30PM
Sun Apr 28 | 2:00PM
Thu May 2 | 7:30PM
Sat May 4 | 7:30PM
Sun May 5 | 2:00PM

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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

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble