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My Lai
Composer:Jonathan Berger
Librettist:Harriet Chessman
Synopsis
My Lai, an operatic monodrama for voice, traditional Vietnamese instruments, and string quartet, is an artistic portrayal of and response to the infamous 1968 civilian massacre by U.S. troops during the Vietnam War, which approaches the story from U.S. Army helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson’s perspective. In lieu of a linear narrative, the story emerges in fragments as the aging and infirm Thompson reflects on the war and on decades of being maligned as unpatriotic and traitorous for attempting to stop the slaughter. 

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
1:15

 Number of Acts
3


 
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