La Tragédie de Carmen stars Syracuse Opera’s Resident Artists and will play at Redhouse November 14th & 15th at 8pm and & November 16th at 2pm. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance. A talkback session will follow the matinee on the 16th. Opening night tickets include a pre-performance dinner at Pascale’s Restaurant.

If you think you’ve seen Carmen in all her blazing persona, wait until you experience this more intimate version of Bizet’s famous opera by Peter Brook, the provocative English theatre and film director. Designed to intensify the psychological state of Carmen, Brook’s adaptation (with Marius Constant and Jean-Claude Carrière) focuses solely on the four main characters: Carmen, Don Jose, Micaela and Escamillo. The New York Times called Brook’s innovative version of Carmen “a raw, brutal tale of mutual self destruction that’s fueled by both lust and existential bloodlust – and is as deadly for others as it is for themselves.”

This event is sponsored by Time Warner and New York State Council On The Arts. Brought to you in partnership with the Redhouse.

Friday, 11/14/08 at 8:00 PM  
Saturday, 11/15/08 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, 11/16/08 at 2:00 PM