Dragon's Breath: An Opera for Children and Adults

Dragon’s Breath is the story of Alan, an 11-year-old boy who struggles with big feelings. During an argument with his mom and dad, he is suddenly overcome by a dragon, the personification his own anger. Alan chases the dragon into a magical realm called Clearplane — the dimension behind ALAN’s own eyes.There he meets DeWitt and Somi, bizarre aspects of his own mind who, like mom and dad, offer him advice on his difficulties. But ultimately, Alan has to confront the dragon on his own. Instead of slaying it, however, Alan makes a startling discovery about the dragon's true nature, and about his own power to cope.As Alan zaps back to reality, he finds — along with his friends in the audience — that he has new tools for dealing with whatever life throws at him. Read more