Creating a world premiere

Spend your evening with the team of creatives who took on the challenge of adapting Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel for the opera stage into a Seattle Opera world premiere. Join composer Sheila Silver and librettist Stephen Kitsakos as they discuss their inspiration behind this one-of-a-kind score, and hear from conductor Viswa Subbaraman (Flight, ‘21, and Blue, ‘22) and acclaimed Afghan filmmaker and stage director Roya Sadat about how they plan to bring this story to life in the pit and on the stage. 

Moderator: Humaira Ghilzai, Cultural Advisor

Panelists

• Stephen Kitsakos, Librettist
• Roya Sadat, Stage Director
• Sheila Silver, Composer
• Viswa Subbaraman, Conductor

When donors at the Supporter ($500+) level and above RSVP for this Opera Talk, they will be automatically added to the pre-talk Select reception event starting at 6:15 PM. Learn more about the reception here.

This talk will be recorded and available for viewing shortly after the event.

Supply Drive

Seattle Opera will be collecting donations in the lobby in partnership with World Relief Western Washington to support local refugee families from Afghanistan.

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