/Music
Both Eyes Open
Jun 24, 2022
02:00 PM - 03:30 PM
multiple dates 6/25/2022 at 8pm - 9:30 pm 6/26/2022 at 7pm-8:30pm
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Both Eyes Open, a new chamber opera by Philip Kan Gotanda and Max Duykers, is a tale of love, ambition, injustice and betrayal set against the backdrop of Japanese American's internment during WWII. The world premiere is at the Presidio Theatre Performing Arts Center in San Francisco’s Presidio National Park at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Plan a trip to these popular destinations and enjoy world class entertainment.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
The new chamber opera by composer Max Duykers and librettist Philip Kan Gotanda, Both Eyes Open, unfurls a story of love, sacrifice and resolve amid the dehumanizing internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The music encompasses taiko drumming, big band riffs and sampled electronics, in a production that uses scenic projections and draws on the ancient Japanese tradition of Daruma “wishing” dolls.
Jesse Hamlin
SF/Arts Curator
Presidio Theatre, Main Post