Friday, April 8, 2022 at 8 pm and Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 2 pm
Brown Theatre
Music by Jack Perla
Libretto by Jessica Murphy Moo
Premiered: Friday, August 21, 2015. Commissioned by Seattle Opera
This is the Kentucky Opera Debut
Sung in English with English captions
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.”
Single tickets start at just $35.25!
Cast and Creative:
COVID admittance protocols are in place for all Kentucky Opera performances. Masking is mandatory for everyone age 2 and above. Also, proof of COVID vaccination or a negative PCR test within the last 72 hours or a negative Antigen test within the last 24 hours must be presented, with a government issued ID or parent/guardian authorization for children age 5 and up. Please click to read Kentucky Performing Arts’ full COVID policy here.
Sponsors
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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, provides operating support to Kentucky Opera with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Special thanks to our partners at Kentucky Performing Arts for their continued support.