presents

COLLABORET

Join us for an evening of eclectic music-theater which expands the definition of opera.

This year’s COLLABORET includes a workshop presentation of Marisa Michelson's new Sappho Fragments, a piece based on the Ancient Greek poet's words, sung in English and Greek with touches of the singer/songwriter, world/folk, and early music traditions.

TICKETS

$10 - General Admission

Explore Heartbeat Opera's Spring Festival:

BUTTERFLY

This daring new adaptation of Puccini’s iconic romance explodes the legacy of Western fetishization of the tragic geisha, Madama Butterfly.

» Sat, May 20 – 8:00pm
» Tue, May 23 – 7:00pm
» Fri, May 26 – 8:00pm
» Sun, May 28 – 3:00pm

CARMEN

The border is a place of intense turmoil. This radical new adaptation strips down Bizet’s explosive masterpiece to the four central characters as they hurl themselves against real and imaginary fences.

» Sun, May 21 – 7:00pm
» Tue, May 23 – 9:30pm
» Thu, May 25 – 8:00pm
» Sat, May 27 – 8:00pm
» Sun, May 28 – 5:30pm

OPENING NIGHT GALA

Enjoy a double-bill of BUTTERFLY & CARMEN with premium seating and an exclusive prosecco toast at intermission.

» Tue, May 23 – 7:00pm

HEARTBEAT OPERA

Praised as “radical,” “fiery,” and “boisterous” by The New Yorker, Heartbeat Opera brings opera into the twenty-first century – creating new adaptations and orchestrations and designing visceral encounters between artists and audiences.