San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program is set to present “La Tragédie de Carmen.”

The condensed, stark adaptation of Bizet’s “Carmen,” created by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Marius Constant, presents the opera in a raw and psychologically intense form.

The work will be conducted by Merole Almuni Stephanie Rhodes Russell and directed by another Merola alumni Mo Zhou.

“La Tragédie de Carmen” will be performed in French with English supertitles and the  production will be presented by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Agent in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for Editions Salabert, a Universal Music Publishing Group company, publisher, and copyright owner.

The opera will be shown on July 9 and 11, 2026 at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

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