
Minnesota Opera to Present World Premiere of ‘The Many Deaths of Laila Starr’
By Francisco SalazarMinnesota Opera is set to present the world of Kamala Sankaram and Minita Gandhi’s “The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.”
The opera, which was commissioned and developed through Minnesota Opera’s New Works Initiative, was adapted from the acclaimed graphic novel by Ram V and Filipe Andrade.
Christopher Franklin conducts the production by Mary Birnbaum and will include by choreography by Rohit Gijare.
The opera will star Leela Subramaniam, Omar Najmi, Efraín Solís, Mariam Mouawad, Ashraf Sewailam, and Emily Finke.
“The Many Deaths of Laila Starr” will open on Oct. 31 and run through Nov. 8 at the Ordway Music Theater. It will be sung in English and Hindi with English captions projected above the stage.
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