Vera Starbuck
9:18 - 9:48
"For understanding it, it will be entirely sung in Tlingit, which is pretty exciting. It will be the first opera entirely sung in Tlingit. There will, however, be some things for most of the audience who won't understand fluent Tlingit. There will be a program which will show the summary of the entire thing, so you can follow scene by scene"
“For understanding it, it will be entirely sung in Tlingit, which is pretty exciting. It will be the first opera entirely sung in Tlingit. There will, however, be some things for most of the audience who won't understand fluent Tlingit. There will be a program which will show the summary of the entire thing, so you can follow scene by scene”
- Speaker
- Vera Starbuck
- Timestamp
- 9:18 – 9:48
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
For understanding it, it will be entirely sung in Tlingit, which is pretty exciting. It will be the first opera entirely sung in Tlingit. There will, however, be some things for most of the audience who won't understand fluent Tlingit. There will be a program which will show the summary of the entire thing, so you can follow scene by scene if you want, or read up on that real quick before the lights go down. We'll probably be putting something out online too.
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