‘Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles’ to debut Friday

‘Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles’ to debut Friday

The first Lingít opera in recorded history debuts this Friday at the Thunder Mountain Middle School auditorium.

First Lingít opera to make its world premiere Friday in Juneau

After eight and a half years of work, a production reclaiming Lingít epic storytelling through emotional historical accounts of war in Sitka will come to life onstage for the first time Friday. “Ḵutulagaaw: The Tlingit – Russian Battles” was commissioned by Sealaska Heritage Institute President Rosita Kaaháni Worl to further Lingít voices in Western performing […]