Artist

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Conductor

Benjamin Makino

Stage director

Melissa Weaver

Costume designer

Maria Christoff

Video designer

Kwame Braun

Instrumentalist

Joel Davel

Pianist

Marja Mutru

Movement director

Shinichi Iova-Koga

Singer

Soprano

Kalean Ung

Catherine

Baritone

Suchan Kim

Jinzo

Tenor

John Duykers

The Daruma Doll

Orchestra

The Paul Dresher Ensemble

First Look Sonoma

English

Both Eyes Open

San Francisco

United States

Presidio Theatre

Public

Approved

Both Eyes Open is a haunting and fantastical new chamber opera that will have its world premiere at the Presidio Performing Arts Center, June 24-25-26, 2022....

Both Eyes Open Duykers: Being an Immigrant in America

Both Eyes Open (a chamber opera) tells a haunting love story and tale of perseverance about a Japanese American farmer, interned in an American concentration camp with his wife during the hysteria of World War II. He endures and reclaims a vibrant humanity in the face of betrayal and sacrifice. This opera-theater hybrid features the latest stagecraft side-by-side with elements of ancient traditions, in a poetic melding of historical atrocity and the whimsical lore of the Daruma “Wishing” Doll. The music ranges from soaring lyricism to taiko drumming, big band, and undulating electronic samples. Vivid scenic projections enhance this surreal, psychological journey of awakening.

Both Eyes Open by Duykers, From (2022/2022), Directed by Melissa Weaver,, Conductor Benjamin Makino, Presidio Theatre, San Francisco, United States

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