La Tragedie de Carmen

Composer: Georges Bizet
Librettist: Henri Meilhac, Ludovic Halévy
Company: Charleston Opera Theater

Synopsis

First produced in 1983, the stage director Peter Brook adapted of Bizet's opera known as La Tragedie de Carmen in collaboration with the writer Jean-Claude Carrière and the composer Marius Constant. This 90-minute version focused on four main characters, eliminating choruses and the major arias were reworked for chamber orchestra. Brook first produced it in Paris, and it has since been performed in many cities.