An American Dream
Jack Perla
Libretto by Jessica Murphy Moo
2015
“a gripping piece of musical theater.”
”A Triumph”
Seattle Opera
World Premiere
Creative Team:
Conductor: Judith Yan
Set Design: Robert Schaub
Costume Design: Deborah Trout
Lighting Design: Connie Yun
Video Design: Robert Bonniol
Cast:
Eva: D’ana Lombard
Setsuko: Hae Ji Chang
Hiroko Kobayashi: Nina Yoshida Nelsen
Makoto Kobayashi: Adma Lau
Jim: Morgan Smith
FBI Agent 1: David S. Hogan
“Peter Kazaras’ staging was direct and unfussy, clarifying the story line.”
Photo Credit: Philip Newton
2017
“Opera has always provided an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together at one time in one place in order to dream together, to be excited, to be moved and to voice their own passion... After all, the one essential instrument for any opera is the most expressive of all — the human voice.”
— P. Kazaras
Seattle Opera
Creative Team:
Conductor: Judith Yan
Set Design: Julia Hayes Welch
Costume Design: Chelsea Cook
Lighting Design: Connie Yun
Cast:
Eva: D’ana Lombard
Setsuko: Yeonji Lee
Hiroko Kobayashi: Nina Yoshida Nelsen
Makoto Kobayashi: Ao Li
Jim: Ryan Bede
FBI Agent 1: David S. Hogan
“Peter Kazaras’ staging, cleverly adapted to a smaller and less traditional space, puts the characters exactly where they need to be with an excellent economy of gesture”
