Vinicio Cheli, Lighting Designer (Firenze/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)

Cast of Carmen

Carmen:
Carla Dirlikov, Mezzo-soprano (BULGARIA-MEXICO)

Don José:
Raul Melo, Tenor (CUBA-USA))

Micaela:
Myrsini Margaritii, 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 Artists in Carmen (SPAIN)

Faure Requiem Soloists

Myrsini Margariti, Soprano (CANADA)

Reda El Wakil, Bass-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

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Syros Men's Chorus (GREECE)


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)

Igor Milos, Dancer (Zrenjanin, SERBIA)

Rainer Krenstetter, Soloist, Berlin Ballet (Berlin, GERMANY)

Esteban Berlanga, Soloist, English National Ballet (Albacete, SPAIN)


Schedule

Wednesday, July 14, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Opening Night, Bizet's Carmen
Peter Tiboris, Conductor
Renato Zanella, Stage Director
Sung in French with Greek surtitles

This production of Carmen is presented in cooperation with the Greek National Opera, Giovanni Pacor, Artistic Director

Thursday, July 15, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Arriaga's Overture to "Los Esclavos Felices"
Von Weber's Concertino for Clarinet
Krommer's Concerto for Two Clarinets
Stanley and Naomi Drucker, Clarinets
Peter Tiboris, Conductor

Faure's Requiem
Francis Bardot, Guest Conductor

Friday, July 16, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Bizet's Carmen

Saturday, July 17, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Same program as July 15.

6:30 p.m. - Sunset Concerts at St. Nicholas Church
featuring visiting choirs performing a cappella sacred music (FREE)

Sunday, July 18, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Bizet's Carmen

Sunday, July 18, Sunset Concert at St. Nicholas Church, 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 20, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Greek Opera Studio Gala Performance
Eilana Lappalainen, Director

Wednesday, July 21, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Maria Farantouri, "Songs Without Borders"

Friday, July 23, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
"Mythos and Passion in Dance"

Saturday, July 24, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Same program as July 23.

Sunday, July 25, Apollo Theater, 9:00 p.m.
Festival Finale. Same program as July 23.

Master Classes in Dance and Voice
Open to the General Public