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

Organization

Dirigat

Viswa Subbaraman

Bühnenbild

Misha Kachman

Regie

Roya Sadat

Sänger

Mezzosopran

Karin Mushegain

Mariam

Sopran

Maureen McKay

Laila

Bass-Bariton

John Moore

Rasheed

Tenor

Rafael Moras

Tariq

Lichtgestaltung

Jen Schriever

Tess Altiveros

Nana

Market woman 1

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

Kostümbild

Deborah Trout

Bühnenkampf

Geoffrey Alm

Costume cultural and historical consultant

Rika Sadat

Tongestaltung

Robertson Witmer

Lorenzo Jose Boado

zalmai

Grace Elaine Franck-smith

Seattle Opera

Englisch

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Seattle

Vereinigte Staaten

McCaw Hall

A Thousand Splendid Suns Silver

Public

Genehmigt

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

Laila (soprano Maureen McKay) and Tariq (tenor Rafael Moras) compare their romance to the classic love story of Layla and Majnun.

Our world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns is on stage February 25–March 11 at McCaw Hall. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.seattleopera.org/suns

Video by Bill Mohn

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

Aufführungskredite (Besetzung & Produktionsteam )

Besetzung

Produktionsteam