Carmen Cast & Artistic Staff

Cast

Sandra Piques Eddy (Mezzo-Soprano) - Carmen
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
La tragédie de Carmen, Chicago Opera Theater
Idomeneo, Boston Lyric Opera
Upcoming:
Hansel and Gretel, Portland Opera
L'Italiana in Algeri, Austin Lyric Opera
Carmen, Opera North (United Kingdom)

Dinyar Vania (Tenor) - Don José
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
La bohème, New York City Opera
Tosca, Dallas Opera
La Traviata, Opera Cleveland
Upcoming:
Rigoletto, Opera Grand Rapids
La bohème, Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra

Alyson Cambridge (Soprano) - Michaëla
Lyric Opera Debut: Mimi, La bohème, 2008
Recently:
Porgy and Bess, Washington National Opera
La Rondine, Thaïs, Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni, Opera Cleveland

Marcelo Guzzo (Baritone) - Escamillo
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Sharpless, Dallas Opera
Alfio, Taormina Festival (Italy)
Count, Solis Theater (Uruguay)
Marcello, Fresno Opera

David Michael (Bass) - Zuniga
Lyric Opera Debut: Sparafucile, Rigoletto, 2003
Recently:
Salome, Arizona Opera
Il trovatore, Orlando Opera
The Pirates of Penzance, Kentucky Opera
La Traviata, Ainadamar, Die Meistersinger, Don Carlo, Cincinnati Opera

Stephen Fish (Baritone) - Moralès
Lyric Opera Debut: Sciarrone, Tosca, 2009
Recently:
Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Salome, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre
Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera
Upcoming:
The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Amy Cahill (Soprano) - Frasquita
Lyric Opera Debut: Countess Ceprano, Rigoletto, 2010
Recently:
The Rake's Progress, Serse, Patience,
Street Scene, University of Kanass
Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
The Mikado,The Magic Flute, Seagle Music Colony

Christina Hager (Mezzo-Soprano) - Mercédès
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
The Mikado, Wichita Grand Opera
Così fan tutte, Shreveport Opera
Kiss Me Kate, Light Opera Oklahoma
Madama Butterfly, Shreveport Opera

Jonathan Thomas (Tenor) - Dancaïre
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Rigoletto, Julius Caesar, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Carmen, Otello, Des Moines Metro Opera

Doug Jones (Tenor) - Remendado
Lyric Opera Debut: Monostatos, The Magic Flute, 2008
Recently:
Falstaff, Seattle Opera
The Magic Flute, Opera Bordeaux, Opera Toulouse
Upcoming:
The Rake's Progress, Toledo Opera
Lady MacBeth of Mzensk, New Israeli Opera (Tel Aviv)

Chorus

* UMKC Apprentice, ** KU Apprentice, ^ Kaplan Apprentice

Children's Chorus

Supernumeraries
David Blair
Glen Bond
Denis Greene
Chavaz Knowles
Kenneth Koval
Bradley Reeder
Jeff Ronk
Wally Stansell

Dancers
Fernando Carrillo
Hector Guerero
Felicity Mrnch
Stephen Plante
Candy Olsen
James Stevko
Shonte Walker

Artistic Staff

Ward Holmquist - Conductor
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 1996
Recently:
Tosca, Rigoletto, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Tosca, Fort Worth Opera
La bohème, Atlanta Opera Company
Susannah, Palm Beach Opera

Bernard Uzan - Director
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 2005
Recently:
Otello, Cincinnati Opera
Tosca, Michigan Opera Theater
Upcoming:
Cyrano, Florida Grand Opera
Attila, Seattle Opera

Donald Edmund Thomas - Lighting Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: The Marriage of Figaro, 2005
Upcoming & Recent:
Tosca, Rigoletto, Michigan Opera Theatre
Cyrano, Don Giovanni, Florida Grand Opera
La Vox Humainel, I Pagliacci, Cleveland Opera

R. Keith Brumley - Set Designer
Lyric Opera Debut: Candide, 1984
Recently:
The Barber of Seville, Des Moines Metro Opera
The End of the Affair, Tosca, John Brown,
La bohème, Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Upcoming:
The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Eric Sean Fogel - Choreographer
Lyric Opera Debut
Recently:
Carmen, Opera Carolina, New Jersey Opera
West Side Story, La Scala Opera
The Merry Widow, Dallas Opera, LA Opera
Most Happy Fella, New York City Opera
Metropolitan Opera Ballet

Additional Staff
Mark Ferrell - Chorus Master, Rehearsal Accompanist & Coach
Paula Winans - Children's Chorus Master
Mary Traylor - Costume Coordinator
Jan Delovage - Wig and Makeup Designer
Deborah Morgan - Props Master
Erin Thompson - Stage Manager
Victoria Frank - Assistant Stage Manager
Kathryn Snyder - Assistant Stage Manager
Margaret Spare - Assistant Lighting Designer