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DESCRIPTION:This new piece is being produced in LA Opera's In School Opera 
 program for Secondary Schools this year. The Composer is Eli Villanueva. T
 he Librettist is Leslie Stevens. In the high school performances\, this 47
  minute original opera will have four professional principal singers\, thr
 ee professional musicians with original set\, costume and lighting design.
  The participating students will become the singing\, moving\, acting chor
 us\; playing Japanese American Internees\, American soldiers\, and the ani
 mals of the desert.&nbsp\;\n\nTHE WHITE BIRD OF POSTON is the story of a f
 ifteen-year-old Japanese American girl\, Akiko\, who is sent to the Poston
  internment camp in the Arizona desert shortly after the attacks on Pearl 
 Harbor. She encounters unforeseen obstacles but also blessings\, including
  a Native American young man\, a talking Coyote\, and the spirit of her Gr
 andmother. Through lessons in Courage\, Faith and her own Prejudice\, Akik
 o finds a way to stay connected to her traditions and move forward as Amer
 ican young woman. She will be a leader for her community.&nbsp\;\n\nThe st
 ory was inspired in part by the watercolor paintings of Chizuko Judy Sugit
 a de Quieroz\, who was in Poston at 9 years old.&nbsp\;\n\nFor more inform
 ation about the LA Opera\, visit&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.losangelesopera
 .com/">www.losangelesopera.com</a>.
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SUMMARY:The White Bird of Poston
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