Sung in Lithuanian and English , the opera 's themes are resilience and renewal – qualities that enabled Truchanas to rise from deprivation to find an inner strength and clarity , which he needed to do several times during his life . In addition to the loss of Lake Pedder , Truchanas suffered through World War II in Lithuania ; several years later he lost his home ( and his photographic work ) in the devastating 1967 Tasmanian fires
1967 Tasmanian fires
1967 Tasmanian fires
Olegas (opera)