But to die as lovers may to die together, so that they may live together? Carmilla is a ghost story for theatre, enmeshing spoken word and through composed music for live chamber orchestra. This adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanus controversial 1872 gothic novella explores violence, transgressive sexuality and the fragile boundary between the living and the dead.
Adam Yee is a composer, Head of Music at King David School and Melbourne University. He wrote his first opera Dont Open the Door at age 17 just after finishing his final VCE exam. He is a graduate of the VCA, Melbourne University and the RMIT Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory, and is currently a PhD Candidate in the Education Faculty at Monash. He has been a contributor to VCE curriculum development since 2005. Carmilla is his fifth stage work. Adams previous shows at La Mama include Dont Open the Door (1992), The Road to Hell is Paved With Slaughter (1993) and Bangers (1994).