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Operetta Nadeshiko~Letters from the Hiroshima family to their beloved children~
Monologues and narratives of actual letters between family members at the end of WW2 in Hiroshima, Japan. Presented as an operetta, composed by Yoshio Kodama, interwoven with melodic piano accompaniment. This operetta never passes judgement or points the finger of blame. Instead, by portraying the love shared by a family, it passes along the hope for world peace. Produced and directed by Yukari Black of Kuro Productions.
August 7th, (Fri) 7PM~Irvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604
90 min. playPerformed in Japanese with English Subtitles
Suggested Donation: $20 (reservations [email protected] or 818-769-5697)
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August 9th, (Sun) 3PM~Zipper Hall at Colburn School
200 South Grand Ave., LA, CA 90012
About Operetta Nadeshiko This operetta was written by Yoshio Kodak in 1994, based on letters that were exchanged between actual members of the Yao family in Hiroshima around the end of World War II. In 1944, the year before the war ended, Mr. Yao’s transfer made it necessary for his family to move from Tokyo to Hiroshima. The Family consisted of a father and mother and their four children. In April, 1945, they had to send two of their children, 12-year-old Yoji and 9-year-old Sakiko, away as part of a school evacuation so they could escape from the intensifying air-raids. Living in the countryside, away from their family, was a hardship to Yoji and Sakiko. To encourage and ease their discomforts, the parents and elder brother, Taisuke, sent them frequent letters.
On August 6, the first atomic bomb in human history was dropped on Hiroshima City. The parents and younger sister became its victims, their house in the center of the city burned to ashes. Their brother, Taisuke, met his death while working in the city on student relocations. Yoji and Sakiko had lost everything except for a bundle of letters from their family. The heroine, Sakiko, never utters a word of resentment against the atomic bomb which had taken away her parents, brother and sister. The parental love and affection in these letters gave them a new perspective and point of view towards war, not to hold a grudge against the war and atomic bombs. This musical allows you to discover the compassion that lies in their everyday conversation. It is presented with lyrical piano accompaniment. In this “Nadeshiko”, you find the existence of a human’s powerful resilience and love which cannot be easily destroyed by tragedy. You can survive and achieve even more strength and compassion. This operetta never passes judgement or points the finger of blame. Instead, by portraying the love shared by a family, it passes along the hope for world peace.
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Yukari Black Hisato Masuyama Ball Shiori Ideta Noi Maeshige Frances Eames Noland
Operetta Nadeshiko～Letters from the Hiroshima family to their beloved children～
August 7th, (Fri) 7pmIrvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604
August 9th, (Sun) 3pmZipper Hall at Colburn School200 South Grand Ave., LA, CA 90012
Ticket: Suggested Donation $20Reservation: [email protected]
Yukari Black Hisato Masuyama Ball Shiori Ideta Noi Maeshige Frances Eames Noland
(818)769-5697
90 min. playPerformed in Japanese with English Subtitles