Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles

Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles
Composer – Edward Littlefield / Shaakindustóow
Librettist- Vera Starbard
Musical Director – Danielle Jagelski
Director – Madeline Sayet
With Orchestration by Rory Stitt and Translation by X’unei Lance Twitchell

Sealaska Heritage Institute has partnered with Perseverance Theatre to co-produce the first Tlingit opera in recorded history. This original opera will focus on stories from the Tlingit-Russian War in Alaska waged in 1802 and 1804, based on historical facts and oral traditions as told from the Tlingit perspective. Singers, dancers, and musicians will fill the stage with a beautiful original score grounded in Tlingit musical traditions.