Name: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Start: 2023-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: McCaw Hall

Organization

Conductor

Viswa Subbaraman

Set designer

Misha Kachman

Stage director

Roya Sadat

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Karin Mushegain

Mariam

Soprano

Maureen McKay

Laila

Bass-baritone

John Moore

Rasheed

Tenor

Rafael Moras

Tariq

Lighting designer

Jen Schriever

Tess Altiveros

Nana

Market woman

Wajma

Ashraf Sewailam

Hakim

Driver

Sarah Coit

Fariba

Wife 3

Sarah Mattox

Wife 1

Market woman 3

Ibidunni Ojikutu

Wife 2

Market woman 2

Martin Bakari

Jalil

Wakil

Guard

Bass

Andrew W Potter

Mullah

Sharif

soldier

Costume designer

Deborah Trout

Stage combat master

Geoffrey Alm

Costume cultural and historical consultant

Rika Sadat

Sound designer

Robertson Witmer

Lorenzo Jose Boado

zalmai

Grace Elaine Franck-smith

Seattle Opera

Béarla

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Seattle

United States

McCaw Hall

A Thousand Splendid Suns Silver

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Baritone

Contralto

Countertenor

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Beauty. Sacrifice. Resilience. Seattle Opera World Premiere. Set against Afghanistan’s volatile history, this new opera tells the breathtaking story of Maria...

Tess Altiveros—Mariam's Act 1 Aria—A Thousand Splendid Suns (2023)

Beauty. Sacrifice. Resilience. Seattle Opera World Premiere. Set against Afghanistan’s volatile history, this new opera tells the breathtaking story of Mariam and Laila, two Afghan women. Brought together under the brutal Taliban rule, the bond between Laila and Mariam leads to unthinkable sacrifices and ultimately, one family’s survival. Based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, this story has captured the hearts of millions including American composer Sheila Silver and librettist Stephen Kitsakos who adapted the novel for the opera stage. Directing the production is Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat, whose trailblazing work as one of Afghanistan’s first female film directors has garnered more than 20 international film awards, including the 2021 Kim Dae-jung Nobel Peace Film Award and the 2018 International Women of Courage Award presented by the United States Department of State.

“The locations in this novel are near to my heart; I grew up in Herat and live in the Kabul neighborhood where the protagonists, Mariam and Laila, lives intersect. Afghanistan’s women have shown strength and resilience in the face of war and an ever-changing political environment. There has never been a more important time for this story to be taking the stage and shared with American audiences." (Roya Sadat)

English

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Silver, S., Dom 26 Feab 2023, Ó (2023/2023), Faoi stiúir Roya Sadat,, Seoltóir Viswa Subbaraman, McCaw Hall, Seattle, United States

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Foireann & Criú )

Caitheadh

Criú

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Físeáin

Grianghraif

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid