Scenes of Gypsy Life

Specifically conceived for the Gilder Lehrman Hall at the Morgan by Artistic Director Neal Goren and Stage Director Eric Einhorn, Scenes of Gypsy Life retells a familiar story — wholesome farm boy bewitched by sultry Gypsy temptress — in a new, fully staged format. Consisting of Janáèek’s “Diary of One Who Disappeared” and Dvoøák’s “Gypsy Songs,” we see and hear the young man speaking to himself as the events unfold, along with interpolations by the Gypsy and her friends. Like Carmen’s Don José, our protagonist, played by Garrett Sorensen, abandons his life and, guilt-laden, joins the Gypsy clan to satisfy his passion.