Tonight @ Herodot

Concert at The herodot kültür merkezi 

Sunday, July 17th, 2022

20:00

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Georges Bizet's

Carmen

Allison Price, Stage Director

Maestro Raffaele Cipriano, Conductor

 

Cast

Carmen, Diana Peralta

Don José, Hugo Vera 

Escamillo, Joseph Tan

Micaëla, Amelia Lufkin

Zuniga, John Thompson 

Frasquita, Roanna Kitchen 

Mercédès, Artemisia LeFay

Le Dancaïre, Kyler Ebbs

Le Remendado, Jonathan Engstrom

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Ensemble: Athena Beebe, Mason Brittan, Kyler Ebbs, Jonathan Engstrom, Lauren Jimerson, Roanna Kitchen, Artemisia LeFay, Amelia Lufkin, Matthew Morton, Diana Peralta, Katherine Platte, Aubrey Smith, Joseph Tan, John Thompson.

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VAO Bodrum Chamber Orchestra
Flute, Gözde Çakir
Clarinet, Buse Saroglu
Violin I, Tuana Koprulu                
Violin II, Eylul Umay Tas
Viola, Yagmur Tekin                    
Cello, Gokce Bahar Oytun
Double Bass, Göksu Soker                
Guitar, Aleia Gonzalez Gulino
Percussion, Irmak Tokgoz
Piano, Maestro Tulio Gagliardo

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Assistant Director, Intimacy Coach: Abby Weissman

Assistant Director, Fight Choreography, Light Board: Peter Ong’olo

 

Master Coach & Rehearsal Répétiteur: Maestro Tulio Gagliardo
Rehearsal Pianist: Tuğçe Doruk
Apprentice Assistant Conductor & Coach: Frances Lewelling

 

Orchestral arrangement by Kenneth Roberts by kind permission of Smallscores.com
 

Thank you to Maestro Tulio Gagliardi and Izmir Opera for graciously lending us music stands for our season productions. 
 

Özet:

Yer: Amerika orta batısı

 

1 Perde: Bir grup asker Zuniga'nın gözetimi altında görev yerlerinde dinleniyor.Gösterinin yıldızı Carmen, bir çiçek fırlatarak Don José'yi büyüleyen bir performans sergiliyor.

 

Micaëla, José'ye annesinden bir mesaj ve bir öpücük vermek için gelir, ancak Zuniga ve adamları tarafından taciz edilir. Mesajın içeriği José'yi eve döndürmek ve Micaëla ile evlenmeye teşvik etmektir.DonJose Carmen'in isteklerini kabul etmek üzereyken, Carmen'in eylemleri nedeniyle bir arbede çıkar. Carmen tutuklanır ve şarkısında Don Jose ile birlikte kaçabilecekleri bir bara atıfta bulunarak özel bir dans gerçekleştirir.

 

2 Perde: Carmen ve arkadaşları yeni bir numaranın provasını yapıyorlar. Gönül hırsızı Escamillo gelir ve gözünü Carmen'e diker; Carmen onu görmezden gelir. José gelir ve Carmen onun için dans eder. Dansı bir çağrı ile kesintiye uğrarlar; Don José göreve dönmelidir. Carmen, özgür bir yaşam için kendisiyle birlikte dağlara kaçmasını ve sevgisini göstermesini talep eder. Bunun üzerine José ona söylediği aryasında, Carmen'in ona attığı çiçeğin, onlar ayrıyken ona nasıl güç verdiğini anlatır.

 

José'nin teğmeni Zuniga, Carmen'i aramaya gelir. O ve José kavga eder. Üst düzey bir subaya saldıran José'nin Carmen'le kaçmaktan başka seçeneği yoktur. José, Carmen'e bağlılığının bir sembolü olarak annesine ait bir yüzüğü verir.

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ARA (15 DAKİKA)

 

3 Perde: Carmen artık José'den sıkılmıştır ve annesine dönmesini istemektedir. Micaëla, José'yi bulmaya ve onu önceki hayatına dönmeye ikna etmeye gelir. José  davetsiz bir misafir keşfeder: Escamillo. Her biri Carmen'e olan aşklarını iddia eden ikili, kavga ederler.

Micaëla ortaya çıkar ama José, annesinin ölmekte olduğunu öğrenene kadar gitmeyi reddeder. Yakında tekrar döneceğine söz vererek ayrılır.

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4 Perde: Escamillo ve Carmen, birbirlerine olan karşılıklı aşklarını ilan ederler. Escamillo işgal altındayken, Carmen çaresiz bir José ile karşı karşıya kalır. Don José Carmen'e ona geri dönmesi için yalvarır, ancak Carmen Jose'nin ona verdiği yüzüğü atar ve gitmeye çalışır.

 

José, Carmen'i öldürür. Ve sonrasında cinayetini itiraf eder.

 

Yönetmenin Notları

Kadına şiddetin devam ettiği bir ortamda hala Carmen karakterine ihtiyacımız var.Her üç kadından biri yakını ya da partneri tarafından bir şekilde fiziksel şiddete maruz kalmakta.Bu şiddeti durdurmak için ayağa kalkacak bir toplum gerekmekte.

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Allison Price

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Synopsis:

Setting: Mid-West America

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Act 1: A group of soldiers are relaxing in their posts under the watch of Zuniga. Carmen, the star of the show, performs, captivating Don José by tossing a flower.
 

Micaëla arrives to give José a message and a kiss from his mother but not before she is harassed by Zuniga and his men. The message urges José to return home and marry Micaëla. As he is about to agree to her wishes, a brawl erupts due to Carmen’s actions. Carmen is arrested and performs a private dance for Don Jose, knowingly referring to a bar to which they can escape together.

Act 2: Carmen and her friends are rehearsing a new number. The heartthrob Escamillo arrives and sets his sights on Carmen; she brushes him aside. José arrives and Carmen dances for him. They are interrupted by a call; he must return for duty. Carmen demands that he show his love by leaving with her for a life of freedom. José sings about how the flower she threw at him has kept him strong while they are apart.
 

Zuniga, José’s lieutenant, arrives looking for Carmen. He and José fight. Having attacked a superior officer, José has no choice other than to flee with Carmen. José gives Carmen a ring that belongs to his mother as a symbol of his commitment. 

INTERMISSION (15 MINUTES)

Act 3: Carmen has now become bored with José and wishes he would return to his mother. Micaëla arrives seeking to find José and convince him to return to his previous life. José has discovered an intruder: Escamillo. The pair fight, each claiming their love for Carmen.
Micaëla is discovered but José refuses to leave, until she reveals his mother is dying. He departs, vowing he will return again soon.

Act 4: Escamillo and Carmen announce their mutual love for each other. While Escamillo is occupied, Carmen is confronted by a desperate José. He pleads for her to return to him, but Carmen throws down the ring he gave her and attempts to leave.

José kills Carmen. He confesses to her murder.

 

Director’s Notes:

While there is still violence against women, there is still a need for Carmen. One in three women have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. It takes a community to stand up and stop this violence.

 

Allison Price

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Administration, Faculty & Staff

 

Administration

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Hugo Vera
CEO, Artististic Director, Scheduling, Co-Founder

 

Melis Selçuk
General Manager of Production & Director of Marketing, Co-Founder

 

Sarah Horn

Chief Financial Officer, Director of Student Services, Logistics Coordinator, Co-Founder

Jared Hiscock
Administrator of Social Media 

 

Raffaele Cipriano
Website & Technical Services

 

Voice Teachers

 

Marie Te Hapuku
Head of Voice Teaching, Diction Coach

 

Evrim Keskin
Master Voice Teacher, Turkish Diction Coach

 

Hugo Vera
Master Voice Teacher, Director, Diction Coach

 

Conductors and Coaches

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Raffaele Cipriano
Conductor, Conducting Coach, Italian Diction

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Elaine Rinaldi

Conductor, Conducting Coach, Master Coach, Rehearsal Répétiteur

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Tulio Gagliardo

Conductor, Conducting Coach, Master Coac

 

Tuğçe Doruk

Master Coach, Rehearsal Répétiteur

 

Alejandro Avila
Master Coach, Rehearsal Répétiteur

 

Directing and Movement 

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Allison Price
Stage Director, Directing Instructor, Acting Coach

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Jared Hiscock
Yoga, Movement Coach, Diction Coach
 

VAO Bodrum - International Academy of Opera and Musical Arts Festival, proudly presents the 3rd festival season here in the beautiful city of Bodrum, Turkey. 

 

Firstly, we would like to thank Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture Tourism @tckulturturizm, Bodrum Municipality @bodrumbel and Bodrum Mayor @ahmetarasbodrum , Bodrum Municipality Culture and Social Affairs Department and the director  Durmuş Turkan for their great support and our Main Sponsor Çağdaş Holding @cagdasholding for making our festival a reality.

 

We also thank our Platinum Sponsors Milta Bodrum Marina @miltamarinabodrum , Karia Princess Hotel @thekariahotel and Midtown Mall @midtownbodrum for promoting the arts to their fullest.

 

Also we would like to thank our local supporters California State University @CSUN , Fifi Bistro @fifibodrum , Café Chives @cafechives , Bircan Hotel, Le Chance Hotel.

 

We hope to see you NEXT SEASON! We have a lot of great performances and operas planned so keep checking our website: www.vaobodrum and IG: @VAOBodrum

 

A Special Thank You from the CEO: 

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I would like to thank Sarah Horn for everything she has done for this summer program to survive and thrive. We have gone through a lot, especially while keeping this program alive through a pandemic. You will be missed…A LOT! but we are also excited for what lies ahead of you in your next chapter of adventures. Know that you have been part of creating something special that we hope will survive for years to come. It’s going to be difficult to fit someone in your shoes! I know we will still talk as you are now a close friend and I am so thankful for that.

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I also want to thank ALL THE STUDENTS who came to our program. Without YOU there is no VAO Bodrum. If you can survive “Opera Boot Camp,” you can survive anything! Were we tough? Definitely! Did you meet the challenge? Absolutely! 

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To the faculty and staff, thank you for giving your time and energy to work with the students. You came here not for the pay, but because you believe in the mission of giving and creating.

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Finally, I want to thank Melis Selçuk for everything she has done on her own here in Turkey. From the venues, to hotels, to organizing meals. The performance at Bodrum Castle, Herodot Cultural Art Center and the Milton Marina are things both faculty and students will remember for a long time and will be talked about in the USA.

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And thank you AUDIENCE for your continued support of VAO Bodrum. We hope you have not only enjoyed this production, but every concert and our other productions we have given you this season. We promise there is more to come!

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With Appreciation- Hugo Vera

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