Part of the Waging Peace in Vietnam Exhibit and Events

November 3, 12:00-1:30PM,
In person:  Chamber Hall (S102) Imig Music Building

This outstanding documentary takes us through the process of creating an opera commissioned by the renowned Kronos String Quartet. The opera is based on the experience of Hugh Thomson, the helicopter pilot who witnessed the killing of civilians at My Lai and did his best to rescue survivors.  

  • Professor Mutsumi Moteki, Co-Chair, Voice and Opera, College of Music, Moderator

Waging Peace events are co-sponsored by University Libraries, the Applied History Initiative, and the Department of History in addition to the Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA)