PRESENTS October 13, 15, & 17, 2017 AT THE BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL HawaiiOpera.org | 808.596.7858 AT THE BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL Composed by Georges Bizet Aria | Carmen 1 AND WELCOME TO AN EXCITING NEW SEASON OF OPERAS FROM HAWAII OPERA THEATRE! We are thrilled to be opening our regular at the Metropolitan Opera, In the meantime, please join us for season with one of the world’s most and Tara Faircloth directs. our beautiful Opera Ball – which popular operas, the tragic tale of the is Carmen themed this year – with seductive gypsy Carmen. This will be another great season for fabulous entertainment, delicious HOT, with three more unforgettable food, and dancing at the Sheraton, HOT’s production of Carmen was operas to come. In January, we Waikiki on Saturday November 11. last seen in 2009, and we are bring an astonishing new work This is, without doubt, “the best presenting it this season with by composer Laura Kaminsky and party in town!” spectacular new costumes. The co-librettists Mark Campbell and cast is led by American mezzo- Kimberly Reed, As One. Premiered As always we are grateful to you, soprano, Kate Aldrich, a regular at at the Brooklyn Academy of Music our audience, for attending our the Metropolitan Opera and San in 2014, this moving work tells the performances and for the support Francisco, as well as the major story of Hannah and her journey as you give us in so many ways European houses. Her tragic lover a transgender person. The creators throughout the year. Without your is played by local favorite, Kip of the roles, Sasha Cooke and Kelly help we simply could not continue WIlborn, who has appeared in Markgraf, will be here to perform the to bring the world’s best opera to recent productions I Pagliacci and opera at the Terminal at Aloha Tower Hawaii each year. A Streetcar Named Desire. Alongside – a new venue for HOT. them, we welcome back Talise But now sit back and enjoy Carmen! Trevigne (Pamina, Magic Flute, 2015) Later in the season, Audrey Luna will as Micaëla, and Darren Stokes, star as Marie in Donizetti’s engaging making his HOT debut as the comedy, Daughter of the Regiment, MAHALO toreador, Escamillo. We are also and Ryan McKinny along with Simon Crookall delighted to have two members Melody Moore return to perform General Director of the HOT Orvis Opera Studio, Tchaikovsky’s timeless classic Eugene Leslie Goldman McInerny and Sarah Onegin in a brand new co-production Lambert Connelly, as the gypsy with the opera companies of Seattle, girls, Frasquita and Mercédès. Atlanta, Kansas City, and Michigan. Our conductor is Derrick Inouye, a 2 Hawaii Opera Theatre Aria | Carmen 3 ARIA - HAWAII Composed by Georges Bizet Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy CAST ARTISTIC TEAM In order of vocal appearance LEON WILLIAMS DERRICK INOUYE Moralès Conductor TALISE TREVIGNE TARA FAIRCLOTH Micaëla Stage Director KIP WILBORN MAIKA’I NASH Don José Répétiteur MATTHEW TREVIÑO NOLA A. NĀHULU Zuniga Chorus Director KATE ALDRICH PETER DEAN BECK Carmen Scenery and Lighting Designer LESLIE GOLDMAN MCINERNY HELEN E. RODGERS Frasquita Costume Director SARAH LAMBERT CONNELLY SUE SITTKO SCHAEFER Mercédès Wig & Make-up Designer DARREN STOKES TONY PISCULLI Escamillo Fight Coordinator BRIAN JAMES MYER JAYME CASTLE VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Le Dancaïre Stage Manager CHRISTIAN SANDERS Le Remendado HONOLULU ALA MOANA CENTER 808.951.8887 4 Hawaii Opera Theatre Aria | Carmen 5 412F17_NMS_ALA_MOANA_FALL_REGIONAL ADS_ARIAHI_11_22.indd 1 9/15/17 5:39 PM HOT CHORUS HOT Orchestra Continued SOPRANO Sophia Paige Sansano+ TENOR Keane Ishii* TIMPANI ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN Sienna Achong Victoria Shiroma Mark Ah Yo Geoffrey Kahapea, Jr. Jordan Schifino, Principal Kim Kiyabu, Principal Jayde Addison+ Georgine Stark Dan Barnett Les Loo Brooke Alcuran* Megan Takagi Christopher Chung Ricky Nepomuceno PERCUSSION ORCHESTRA CONTRACTOR Maria Carmichael* Stephen M. Foster Stelio Rebecca Laurito, Principal Colin Belisle Naomi Castro* ALTO Gary Kawasaki Douglas K. Stiles Christopher Cabrera, Associate Principal Jaime Blu Craycroft* Bonnie Chock Burke Ian McMillan* Stephen Strugnell Matthew Levine Patti Ikeda Martha Gomez Miles Trudo* Rae’chelle Jarmon Athena Iokepa BASS Otis Tufi Whitman* Mālia Kā‘ai-Barrett Jan T. Kamiya* Tom Barnett Nicholas Yos+ PRODUCTION STAFF Leah Ralston* Diane Sunada Koshi Steven Buchthal Erin Richardson Severin* Patricia Pongasi-Goldson Melvin K. Chang DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER SCENIC ARTIST Oaklea Rowe* Chris Walsh David Del Rocco Robert F. Reynolds Jayme Castle M. Emi Yabuta *Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio Member SCENIC & LIGHTING DESIGNER ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER SHOP CREW +Orvis Young Voices Peter Dean Beck Liz Petley Ryan Keone Seabury Dado Santos COSTUME DIRECTOR 2ND ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Herb Kaeo HAWAII YOUTH OPERA CHORUS Helen E. Rodgers Stephanie Conching I.A.T.S.E. UNION STEWARD Angelina Araki Lily Carlson Jayne Lau Bao Nguyen ASSISTANT COSTUMER MASTER CARPENTER Al Omo, Local 665 Kelaiah Jada Araki Adia Dunn Noah Laygo Lilinoe Field Perkins Marcia Evers Al Omo Katerina Araki Mayuko Ikeda Margaret Lonborg Ethan Phan RUNNING CREW Matin Bulos Ian Jones Mia Moore Sophia Victorino WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGNER MASTER ELECTRICIAN I.A.T.S.E. Local 665 Sue Sittko Schaefer Sandy Sandelin SECURITY SUPERNUMERARIES ASSISTANT TO WIG & MAKE-UP DESIGNER MASTER FLYMAN Kiekie Productions Kellen Eason Alema Ryder Ed Chow David Keli'ikuli (Mayor) Scott Francis Russell Kacy Todd BACKSTAGE SECURITY COORDINATOR Pat Connelly Aaron Ota Tristan Williams SOUND & VIDEO Miu Lan Oman Randy Encarnacion Stacy Ray James Wright FIGHT COORDINATOR Charles Roberts Tony Pisculli Skye Yee SUPERTITLES Chiori Shively HOT ORCHESTRA PROPS MASTER WARDROBE MISTRESS Rick Romer Pam Gossage VIOLIN 1 VIOLA FLUTE/PICCOLO HORN Ignace Jang, Concertmaster Mark Butin, Principal Susan McGinn, Principal David Lintz, Principal *Supertitles translated by Tara Faircloth and provided by Utah Opera Claire Sakai Hazzard, Associate Steve Flanter, Associate Principal Claire Starz Butin, Associate Julia Filson, Associate Principal Concertmaster Jean-Michel Jacquon Principal Colton Hironaka Judy Barrett, Assistant Melvin Whitney Eric Kop PRODUCTION SPONSORS Concertmaster Anna Womack OBOE Ram Gepner Sandra Wong Michelle Feng, Principal TRUMPET SUPERTITLES HOSPITALITY Katharine Hafner Brian Greene, Associate Principal Kenneth Hafner, Principal Maile Reeves CELLO Russell Ishida, Associate Principal Adrienne & Clifford Lau Bank of Hawaii Nancy Shoop-Wu Sung Chan Chang, Principal ENGLISH HORN Mio Unosawa-Herzog Joshua Nakazawa, Associate Brian Greene TROMBONE LANAI LECTURES Halekulani Principal Jason Byerlotzer, Principal VIOLIN 2 Pauline Bai CLARINET Craig Beattie, Associate Principal First Insurance Honolulu Club Hung Wu, Principal Karen Fujimoto James F. Moffitt, Principal Darel Stark, Associate Principal Norman Foster, Associate Principal BASS TROMBONE Timothy Leong DOUBLE BASS T.J. Ricer Michael Lim Malcolm Armstrong, Principal BASSOON Daniel Padilla John Gallagher, Associate Principal Thomas Morrison, Principal HARP Duane White Matthew Love Philip F. Gottling III, Associate Constance Uejio, Principal Hayden Joyce Principal 6 Hawaii Opera Theatre Aria | Carmen 7 The Facts THINGS YOU Carmen is one of the most beloved and often-performed MAY NOT operas in the entire world, and even if you are not an opera fanatic, you probably already know all of the big tunes. KNOW ABOUT However, here are nine things that you may not know about this world-famous opera: CARMEN 1. French composer Georges hair. She and José are from the the sport as a way to get out of Bizet wrote more than 30 operas, Basque region of Navarre, in the ghetto. In early days, the prize but Carmen is the only one that is the northern part of Spain. The for killing a bull was an ear (or two performed with any regularity. Navarrese were often fair. for an excellent performance!). Winning also meant the bullfighter 2. After its premiere in 5. When Don José attacks could claim the meat of the bull, a 1875, Carmen was critically panned, Escamillo in the mountains, he welcome source of food for a poor and many believe the poor reception uses a Navaja knife. This large family. Finding a patron was the led to Bizet's early death at age folding knife could lock open, quickest way out of poverty. 36. He died not knowing just how and was favored for its easy beloved his opera would become. concealment and was considered to 8. A great quote from the be very popular among the criminal beleaguered Bizet: “Ah, music! What 3. The leading man in the show, element. a beautiful art! But what a wretched Don José, had trained to be a priest. profession!" As a young man, he got into a 6. The most famous aria in the fight after a game of paume (kind opera features a completely made 9. Georges Bizet never stepped of like tennis) and killed a man. He up word: “Toreador.” The proper foot in Spain. ran away from his hometown and term is “torero,” but Bizet needed joined the military to avoid arrest. another syllable to fit the tune. Tara Faircloth Stage Director 4. Micaëla, Don José's hometown 7. Matadors often came from a sweetheart, usually wears blond very poor background and chose 8 Hawaii Opera Theatre Aria | Carmen 9 TheSynop�is ACT I ACT II ACT III ACT IV Carmen and her friends Frasquita and Carmen and José quarrel in the smugglers’ Back in Seville, the crowd cheers the bullfighters on In Seville by a cigarette factory, soldiers comment on Mercédès entertain the guests at the tavern. mountain hideaway. She admits that her their way to the arena. Carmen arrives on Escamillo’s the townspeople. Among them is Micaëla, a peasant Zuniga tells Carmen that José has just been love is fading and advises him to return to arm, and Frasquita and Mercédès warn her that José is girl, who asks for a corporal named Don José. Moralès, released. The bullfighter Escamillo enters, live with his mother.