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Where Elephants Weep
Composer:Him Sophy
Librettist:Catherine Filloux
Synopsis
Sam, a refugee from the Khmer Rouge genocide, leaves America and returns to his homeland, Cambodia. Committed to finding his roots in his native culture, he unexpectedly falls in love with Bopha, a Cambodian popstar, and the lovers’ lives are changed forever. The music fuses traditional Cambodian music with Western rock and rap. The opera is sung in English and Khmer, with surtitles in both languages.

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Approximate Runtime (hh:mm)
1:30

 Number of Acts
1


 
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