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Sanctuary Song
An opera for all ages. Sydney, an Asian elephant poached at a young age from the jungles of Indonesia, recalls her remarkable life in captivity, far from home, as her keeper of 22 years leads her on a journey towards sanctuary in the hills of Tennessee. A dynamic weaving of opera and dance unearths friendships lost and found and restores a stole...
Composer: Abigail Richardson
Librettist: Marjorie Chan

Sanctuary Song
Sanctuary Song
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Excerpts
Sanctuary Song – Prologue/Scene 1: Goodbye

As he tries to get into the train car, James explains to Sydney the elephant why it is best for her to leave the zoo for a new home.

Sanctuary Song – Scene 3: Fire

Sydney is injured in a fire and sold to the zoo.

Sanctuary Song – Scene 4: Alone (aria)

Sydney on her first day at the zoo. Frightened and alone, she thinks of her homeland.

Sanctuary Song – Scene 5: First Meeting

Sydney and James meet for the first time. Though both are nervous, they connect with each other.

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