The play “As One” is a winning coming-of-age story that is about a transgendered person

“The world clearly needs a readily accessible transgender opera with a warm heart” – LA Times

The specific aspect of sexuality is, surprisingly, almost incidental. No one grows up easily. Every first date is a trial. We all have issues with family. The point of “As One” is that we all are one.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-long-beac...

Currently being staged in Long Beach, CA this is the ninth production of the opera, which had its premiere less than three years ago at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and has since been performed across the United States as well as in Montreal and Berlin. This year alone, Pittsburgh Opera and Opera Colorado have mounted “As One.” Next month: New Orleans.
As One” is not so much an opera of ripped-out-of-the-headlines relevance than a traditional, if unconventional, love story. The woman is protective of the young boy. The man is protective of the young woman. In the end, “As One” boils down to the easily relatable condition of a person learning to love one’s self.

By moving beyond the daily news, “As One” approaches admirable universality. But does that also make it too nice to get attention in an art form that thrives on sensationalism? Different LGBTQ centers, as well other organizations, have thrown their support into the Long Beach Opera production, and even so the theater was far from full Saturday night.

Where: Beverly O’Neill Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - Tickets: $49 - $150 - Run time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Here’s web site of the theater: http://www.longbeachopera.org/2017-season/as-one

There is a 6+ minute explanatory video on their site.