Lincoln Center Presents will showcase “The Opera Next Door’s ‘La Carmencita.'”

The showcase, which will take place at the David Rubenstein Atrium on Dec. 6, 2024, will reframe the classic masterwork through a modern lens. The production was conceived by  Colombian soprano, TOND founder, and Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Sasha Gutiérrez, stage director Rebecca Miller Kratzer, and Latin GRAMMY Award-winning bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo and features a tango adaptation of the score in a new Spanish translation with English subtitles.

The opera stars Melisa Bonetti in the title role alongisde Juan Hernández as José, Sasha Gutiérrez as Micaela, and José Luis Maldonado as Escamillo. Tango dancers Mariana Parma and Leonardo Sardella interpret Carmen and José, respectively. It also features The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet.

Rebecca Miller Kratzer directs.