Opera on Gabriola Island will tell of three generations of post-war healing
“An opera inspired by the uplifting and intergenerational bond between two intercultural families linked by the Holocaust will stage its world premiere on Gabriola Island.
When Japanese-Canadian composer Rita Ueda first read I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Story across Generations, based on a Vancouver family’s memoir, she was touched by the efforts of the Japanese diplomat and further compelled to share the story of the generations following his heroic efforts during the Second World War.
Chiune Sugihara served as Japan’s vice-consul in Lithuania and covertly issued travel visas to Jewish families fleeing Nazi persecution, disobeying his government’s orders. Of the approximate 6,000 visas that he signed, only 2,000 families are thought to have successfully escaped. It is estimated that roughly 100,000 people are alive today thanks to his disobedience…”
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At the start of WWII, one Japanese consul helped many Jewish families flee. This chamber opera tells his story
Rita Ueda’s I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir Across Generations is based on Barbara Bluman’s memoir
“A celebrated Japanese Canadian composer is hoping to shine a light on generational trauma and post-war healing with her new chamber opera.
Rita Ueda’s I Have My Mother’s Eyes: A Holocaust Memoir Across Generations, based on the memoir of the same title by late author Barbara Ruth Bluman, premieres at Gabriola Island’s Phoenix Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m., with another show scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m…”
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Sponsored by CMC BC
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