Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Nina Yoshida Nelsen

Hiroko Kobayashi

Li Ao

Makoto Kobayashi

Soprano

Helen Huang

Setsuko

Emily Albrink

Eva Crowley

Baritone

Morgan Smith

Jim Crowley

Stage director

Matthew Ozawa

Conductor

Joseph Mechavich

Kentucky Opera

Seattle Opera

English

An American Dream

Louisville

United States

Brown Theater

An American Dream Perla

Public

Approved

Treasured Possessions Become Symbols of Home in this Opera Inspired by True American Stories

Set during WWII, An American Dream centers on two women: a Japanese-American girl forced to leave her home and a Jewish German immigrant determined to bring her family safely to America. This poetic and gripping opera carries timely themes of belonging, justice, and the struggle to maintain a sense of place.

In its Seattle Opera world premiere, An American Dream was called “a heartwrenching opera…eloquent and moving” by the Seattle Times, with Opera News describing the music and libretto as “touching…sentimental…lyrical.”

An American Dream by Perla, From (2022/2022), Directed by Matthew Ozawa,, Conductor Joseph Mechavich, Brown Theater, Louisville, United States

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