6th International Festival of the Aegean
Apollo Theater, Hermopoulis, Syros, Greece

A production of MidAmerica Productions of New York City with the generous cooperation of the National Greek Opera, Giovanni Pacor General Director, the support of the Cultural Council of Syros, and Friends of the Festival.

Staff
Peter Tiboris
Founder, General Director & Artistic Director (USA)

Rogelio Riojas Nalasco
Assistant C onductor

Pan-European Philharmonia/Jakub Fiebig, Orchestra Manager (POLAND)

Francis Bardot, Guest Conductor (FRANCE)
Terre Johnson, Assistant Guest Conductor (USA)
Renato Zanella, Dance Director, Choreographerof the ballet;
Stage Director, Carmen (ITALY)
Vinicio Cheli, Lighting Designer (Firenzi/ITALY)
Giorgos Kolios, Set Design Concept (Athens/GREECE)
Jiri Novak, Assistant to the Stage Director (Vienna, AUSTRIA)
Lena Chatzigrigoriou, Production Manager (GREECE)

Special Guests
Stanley Drucker and Naomi Drucker, Clarinets (USA)
Maria Farantouri, "Songs Without Borders" (GREECE)

Cast of Carmen
Carmen: Carla Dirlikov, Mezzo-soprano (BULGARIA-MEXICO)
Don José: Raul Melo,Tenor (CUBA-USA))
Micaela: Myrsini Margariti, Soprano (GREECE)
Escamillo: Russi Nikoff, Bass (BULGARIA)
Morales: Kostis Rassidakis, Baritone (GREECE)
Zuniga: Tassos Apostolou, Bass (GREECE)
Frasquita: Filli Georgiadou, Soprano (GREECE)
Mercedes: Marissia Papalexiou, Mezzo-soprano (GREECE)
Remendado: Giannis Filias, Tenor (GREECE)
El Dancairo: Zafiris Koutelieris, Bass (GREECE)
Rosario Castro and Ricardo Castro, Flamenco Dancers (SPAIN)

Faure's Requiem soloists
Myrsini Margariti, Soprano
Reda El Wakil, Baritone (EGYPT)

Participating Choirs
Birmingham Concert Chorale (Alabama/USA)
Philip Copeland, Director

Vocal Ensemble of Mira Costa High School,
( Manhattan Beach California/USA)
Michael Hayden, Director

The Michael O'Neal Singers (Georgia/USA)
Michael O'Neal, Director

King College Symphonic Choir (Tennessee/USA)
W. Patrick Flannagan, Director

Kamloops Choristers (British Columbia/CANADA)
Margaret Brown, Director

Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile-de-France (Paris/FRANCE)
Francis Bardot, Director

Camerata Vocalis (Corfu/GREECE)
Rosa Poulimenou, Director

Members of National Conservatory's Choir (Athens/GREECE)
(Ethnikon Odeio)
Spyros Klapsis, Director

Dancers
Olga Esina, First Soloist, Vienna State Opera Ballet (St. Petersburg, RUSSIA)
Beatrice Knop, First Soloist, Berlin Ballet (Berlin, GERMANY)
Maria Kousouni-Fika, First Soloist, National Ballet of Greece
(Athens, GREECE)
Anais Chalendard, First Soloist, English National Ballet (Lyon, FRANCE)
Eno Peci, First Soloist, Vienna State Opera Ballet (Tirana, ALBANIA)
Rainer Krenstetter, Soloist, Berlin Ballet (Berlin, GERMANY)
Vaggelis Bikos, National Ballet of Greece (Athens, GREECE)
Esteban Berlanga, Soloist, English National Ballet (Albacete, SPAIN)