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June 10, 2022

Operation Opera Festival: When Purple Mountains Burn

Event Details

Date & Time

Friday, Jun 10, 2022 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM


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Cost

Adult: $14, Non GU Student: $9.50, Senior-65+: $9.00


Location

Martin and Edwidge Woldson Recital Hall, Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center


Contact/Registration

mwpac@gonzaga.edu
www.gonzaga.edu/mwpac


Event Type & Tags

  • Arts Culture

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About This Event

Operation Opera Festival kicks off with the world premiering opera, "When the Purple Mountains Burn" exploring the connection between Iris Chang and Shiro Azuma with the Nanking Massacre in China during World War II. Music by Shuying Li, libretto by Julian Crouch, with soprano Yvette Keong, baritone Hidenori Inoue, vocalists-in-residence at the festival, the Four Corners Ensemble, and conductor Glen Adsit.
Learn More: Operation Opera 2022