Opera Ithaca Presents CARMEN

Opera Ithaca presents Bizet's masterpiece, Carmen, March 9th and 11th at the Hangar Theatre in a production by director-designer team Adrianna Desier Durantt and Andrew Boyce, lighting designer Seth Reiser and Associate Designer Anna Grigo.

Opera Ithaca Music Director, Richard Montgomery, conducts the orchestra featuring Martiros Shakhzadyan, Peter Nowak, David Sheng, Katherine Drake, Gabriella Stout, Emilie Benigno, Emma Brown, Michelle Metty, Heidi Hoffmann and Desmond Bratton.

Carmen, Opera Ithaca's first French language opera and largest production to date, stars Dawn Pierce in the title role with José Heredia as Don José, Christine Lyons as Micaëla, Derrell Acon as Escamillo, Jake Stamatis as Zuniga and Moralès, Lynn Craver as Frasquita, Dana Kinney as Mercédès, Benno Ressa as Le Dancaïre and Andrew Hudson-Sabens as Le Remendado. The chorus, under the direction of Maria Rabbia, includes Cherisse Williams, Diane Ospina, Monica Ramich, Josi Petersen, Sarah Welden, Kathleen Maloney, Haley Evanoski, Wendy Kimble-Dugan, Carli Mazich-Addice, Rachel Silverstein, Alex Kemp, Ginny Maddock, Jenna Capriglione, Cordelia Wilson, Judelle White, Church Burch, Betsy Schermerhorn, David McLallen, Joshua Dykes, Nicholas Parragio, Martin Castonguay, Jeremy Lovelett, Derek Parrott and Chris Davenport with a children's chorus under the direction of Melissa Rooklidge featuring Daniella Falk, Parker Merrill, Andrew Kaiser, Caedmon Sethupathy, Connor Logue, Nguengeti Ngwen, Nathaniel Shuhan, Mathilde Demuynck, Corrine Ford, Elsbeth O'Toole and Jolie Babatunde.

On Saturday March 10th at 10am and 12pm, Opera Ithaca presents Carmencita, in a continued effort to bring opera to young audiences after the success of last season's Cinderella. Carmencita is an hour-long English-language version of the opera appropriate for ages 5 and up featuring Opera Ithaca Apprentice Artists Rachel Silverstein, Sarah Welden, Josi Petersen, Carli Mazich-Addice, Haley Evanoski and Kathleen Maloney. Carmencita tells the story of a high school drama club in the midst of putting on a production of Carmen. The theatre-for-all-ages show is adapted, directed and produced by Ellen Jackson.

Opera Ithaca's production of Carmen plays the Hangar Theatre Mar 9th at 8pm and March 11th at 2pm with a special hour-long version for young audiences, Carmencita, on March 10th at 10am and 12pm. Tickets are $35 for the mainstage show and $5 for Carmencita. Student rush tickets for Carmen are $10. English supertitles will be provided for Carmen and are made possible with the generous support of Percy Browning.

For tickets and more information, please visit www.OperaIthaca.org or call 607-273-ARTS.

Opera Ithaca was founded in 2014 by Zachary James and Lynn Craver. Opera Ithaca has presented Bluebeard's Castle, the professional premiere of Il Sogno, the world premiere of Billy Blythe, Don Giovanni, Cinderella, Abduction from the Seraglio, Pagliacci, The Pirates of Penzance, Die Fledermaus, Tosca, Bully Pulpit, Masquerade and dozens of concerts, community outreach and educational events. Opera Ithaca's fourth season continues with Missy Mazzoli's Song from the Uproar, May 5th thru 10th at The Cherry Artspace.

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