We went to see "La Tragedie de Carmen" produced by the Chicago Opera Theater at the Harris theater in Millenium Park last night. It is an interesting remix of Bizet's Carmen by Marius Constant. Same music (different sequence), smaller orchestra, condensed down to about 75 minutes by eliminating dancing, choruses, and happy parts. The whole cast plus the conductor appear in the photo above. Four of the six characters ended up dead. Two plus the conductor lived on.
The cast had great singing talent, with somwhat awkward acting by the Lead, Carmen.
We especially enjoyed the pre-concert talk by the assistant which gave us an insight into what Constant did, and why.
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