Boston Opera Collaborative | Producing Executive DirectorLa Tragédie de Carmen
Boston Opera Collaborative presented Peter Brook’s gripping 90-minute adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen, an intimate, chamber-scale reimagining of the iconic opera exploring passion, obsession, cultural identity, and tragedy at Cambridge’s Arrow Street Arts.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM“Boston Opera Collaborative staged a concise, bold, and refreshing production of Peter Brook’s La tragédie de Carmen at the newly renovated Arrow Street Arts.”
— Boston Musical Intelligencer
ABOUT
La Tragédie de Carmen
Boston Opera Collaborative | April 4, 6 & 7, 2024
Arrow Street Arts | Cambridge, MA
A gripping, 90-minute chamber adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Marius Constant, distilling the iconic opera into an intimate exploration of passion, obsession, cultural identity, and tragedy.
CREATIVE TEAM
Stage Director: Alexandra Dietrich
Music Director / Conductor: Ken Yanagisawa
Scenic Designer: Jeremy Barnett
Costume Designer: Andrew Wehling
Lighting Designer: Andrea Sala
CAST
Carmen: Limor Gaash
Don José: Patrick Starke
Micaëla: Sarah Cooper
Escamillo: Ilya Silchukou
Zuniga / Garcia: Michael Aoun
Lilas Pastia: Courtney Fitzgerald
Carmen (Cover): Mary Cray
Don José (Cover): Christopher Remkus
Micaëla (Cover): Monica Music
Escamillo (Cover): Nathan Savant
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Producing Company: Boston Opera Collaborative
Venue: Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge, MA
Format: Fully staged chamber opera with 15-piece orchestra
Language: French with English supertitles
Running Time: Approximately 90 minutes, without intermission
Production Website: https://www.bocopera.org/carmen
