Rehearsal Schedule for Carmen

Date

Principle Rehearsals

Chorus Rehearsals

Combined Rehearsals

29/01/14

None

7.30 – 10pm pages 309-325, 340-348, 252-263 (GU)

None

5/02/14

7 – 8.40 Don Jose, Carmen pages 92-100, 168, 169 – 192, 233 – 235, 331-348. 9.30 Don Jose and Escamillo pages 274-281 (GU)

7.30 – 8.40 Chorus general rehearsal with RW. 8.55 Habanera with Carmen (GU) then pages 331-348 (GU), then general rehearsal with RW to 10.

Don Jose and Carmen to rehearse pages 331-348 and 42-51 at 8.55.

12/02/14

6.45 – 7.20 Mercedes, Frasquita and Carmen pages 108 – 119 (GU) 7.20 – 8.10 pages 236 – 250 (NR) 8.10-8.30 as needed for M, F and C. (NR) 8.45 pages 108 – 119 with movement (GL)

7.30 – 8.45 men’s chorus pages 5-19, 31, 39-41, 120-123, 124-128, 198, 199, 327. 8.55 – 10pm ladie’s chorus pages 76-88, 33-41, 53-54, (RW)

Zuniga to be present for first part of ladie’s chorus rehearsal to put in pages 76-88. This will be rehearsed first at 8.55pm.

19/02/14

6.50 – 7.20 Micaela and Don Jose pages 57-75, (GU) 7.20-8.50 Zuniga, Don Jose, Remandado, Dancairo, Frasquita, Mercedes pages 193-212, 220-231, 282-297 (all without Carmen) (NR)

7.30-8.40 – general chorus rehearsal concentrating on next passages. (RW)

9 – 10 principle and chorus rehearsal on pages 193-213, 220-231, 282-297. (RW)

26/02/14

7pm Morales and Micaela pages 5-19, 7.30 Micaela pages 265-272, 7.50pm Escamillo pages 124-138, 8.15 Zuniga all bits. (GU)

7.30 – 8.35 pages 302-308, 286-294 (RW) 8.50 – 10 pages 5-19, 76-88, 53-54, then as needed. (GU)

Morales and Micaela to be present at second half of chorus rehearsal to do pages 5-19 at 8.50.

5/03/14

6.50 – 7.20 Escamillo, Carmen, Mercedes, Frasquita pages 326-329 (GU) 7.20 – 8.50 all relevant principles (without Don Jose) pages 120-123, 124-138, 141-167, 193-213, 220-231, 251-263, 282-297

7.30-8.45 – general chorus rehearsal concentrating on next passages. (RW)

9.05-10. Run through of principles (NO Don Jose) and chorus of the following passages – 31-41, 89-91, 120-123, 124-138, 193-213, 220-231, 251-263, 282-297.

12/03/14

6.45 – 7.20 Carmen pages 101-103, Carmen, Frasquita and Mercedes pages 236-250.

All chorus and principles 7.30 – 10 stumble through of opera with RW/GL

19/03/14

All principles to be present at orchestral rehearsal as required. (GU)

Chorus top and tail of everything (RW)

None.

26/03/14

All chorus and principles rehearsal with orchestra. (GU)

28/03/14 – 7pm

Run through of opera with orchestra. (GU)