BROOKLYn acanemy OF ffiUSIC a depar tment o f THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

FRANCIS T. CHRISTY, P1·esident

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WILLIAM B. HEWSON, Chairman The Governing Committee • *" ·- .. ~ ... .. 0 WM. McKELVY MARTIN, Di1·ector

METROPOLITAN NATIONAL CO.

Carmen Saturday, January 1st, 1966 THE BROOI{LYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC in association with The Opera Society of Brooklyn presents NATIONAL COMPANY Inaugural Season 1965-1966

Georg-es Bizet Opera in four acts (in F1·ench) Saturday E\·cning, January 1st, ]966 - 8:00 p. m.

Libretto by H. MEILHAC and L. HALEVY Adapted from the novel by PROSPER MERIMEE Conductor: ROBERT LA MARCHINA Directed by LOUIS DUCREUX Sets and costumes designed by BERNARD DAYDE Associate Designer MING CHO LEE Choreography by LUIS OLIVARES Choral Director: WILLIAM JONSON

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Morales, an officer ...... JAMES FARRAR Micaela, a villar;e maiden ·····-·····························································-···············-·· Zuniga, captain of dragoons ··············-················-··············································· PETER VAN GINKEL Don Jose, corporal of drcrgoom ...... NICHOLAS DI VIRGILIO Carmen, a g•yps'J' girl ...... DOROTHY KREBILL Frasquita ) compcmiom to Carmen ...... LINDA NEWMAN Mercedes~ ...... H UGUETTE TOURANGEAU Escamillo, a toreador ································-··································-·······-····························· El Dancairo smttgr;lers l ...... CHARLES GONZALES El Re.mendado \ ...... ROBERT COWDEN Gypsy dancer ...... LUIS OLIVARES

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Synopsis of Scenes Seville, Spain in 1875

ACT I: Seville, near the tobacco factory. Intermission ACT II: Lilias Pastia's tavern. Intermission ACT III: The smugglers' cave in the mountains. Intermission ACT IV: Public square in Seville at the entrance to the bull ring.

Scenery and properties bUJlt and painted by Feller Scenery Studios, Inc. Costumes executed by Lawrence Vlady, Inc. Women's shoes by La Ray Boot Shop - Men's shoes by McCreedy & Schreiber, Inc. Jewelry by Coro Jewelry.

STAFF FOR THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Wm. McKelvy Martin, Direclo1·; Richard L. Kirschner, Assistant Directo1·; Lewis L. Lloyd, Press RepTesentaliue; Robert J. Hayden, Bllilding Superintendent; Alfredo Salmaggi, House Mana.ger; RichardT. Beck, Stage Mana{JeT mul Chief Ca?·penter; Fred L. Schonberg, Chief Elect?·ician; Gerard J. Smith, Mw;te1· of Prope1·tieR; Edward Hochner, Box Office Treww1·e?'.

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THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION General Manager: Rudolf Bing and THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

present the M E T R 0 P 0 L I T A N 0 P E R A N A T I 0 N A L C 0 M P A N Y General Managers; II Rise Stevens

Music Director: Robert La Marchina Associate Music Director: Samuel Krachmalnick

INAUGURAL SEASON 1965 - 1966

PRINCIPAL ARTISTS

Robert Bennett John Fiorito Julian Patrick Ellen Berse Sylvia Friederich Mary Beth Peil Ron Bottcher Charles Gonzales Robert Cowden Eu~e Green Polyna Savridi John Craig Dorothy Krebill Vern Shinall Chris Lachona Huguette Tourangeau Mary Munroe Peter Van Ginkel Nicholas di Virgilio Linda Newman Nolan Van Way James Farrar Norman Paige Marilyn Zschau

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METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COMPANY

General Managers Ris~ Stevens, Michael Manuel Administrative Staff Company Manager Herbert: Cherin Publicity Director & Advance Repre~entative Mary Jolliffe Associate Publicity Director (New York) Official Photographer Dale HeapiYS Martha Swope Metropolitan Opera Representative (New York) Production Coordinator Michael Bronson General Administrative Assistant Jane Reisman Press Assistant (New York) Plato Karayanis Assistant Representative (New York) Margaret Norton Secretary to the General Managers Jay Rutherford Anne Kocltc Music and Production Staff

Music Director, Robert La Marchina Associate Music Director, Samuel Krachmalnick

Assistant Conductors Ross Reimueller Edwin Stahl Executive Stage Manager John L. Moorehead Assistant Stage Director & Stage Manager Margaret Fairbank Assistant Stage Director Plato Karayanis Assistant Stage Manager Thorn Trethewey Ballet Mistress Maree Austin Musical Preparation Joan Dornemann, Peter Paul Fuchs, Frederic Popper, Eve Queler, Dorothy Zeigler English Diction Supervision Dorothy Uris French Diction Supervision Jeannette Breval Albert Myara Italian Diction Supervision Adriano Petronio Dramatic Consultant Ludwig Donath Style and Movement Coach Sondra Lee

Technical Staff

Master Carpenter Joseph Russell Master Electrician Chester Brown Master Propertyman Peter Stadolnik Wardrobe Supervisor Laurette Hickman Wig Supervisor Maggie Zicha Assistant Carpenter Edward Triggs Flyman K. Keith Klemmt Assistant Electricians Albert Pidgeon Arthur Goldenberg Assistant Propertyman Laurence Buck Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Robert Stickney Wardrobe Assistant Selma Brown

Trucking by Clark Transfer Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Bus transportation by Charter Coach, Inc., Fords. N.J. Lighting equipment by Altman Stage Lighting, Yonkers, N.Y. Travel arrangements by Astral Travel Service, New York