The concert premiere of “ARKHIPOV” will be conducted by Daniela Candillari. (photo by Damjan Svarc)

The acclaimed concert series “Jacaranda” continues its quest to inspire audiences with the longawaited concert premiere of “ARKHIPOV,” an opera by composer Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann, winner of Opera America’s 2022 Campbell Librettist Prize. “ARKHIPOV” chronicles the enthralling true story of the journey of the Soviet nuclear submarine B-59, the events leading to a critical tipping point during the Cold War’s Cuban Missile Crisis and the man responsible for defusing the conflict.

Conductor Daniela Candillari makes her Jacaranda debut, leading two back-to-back performances on Oct. 21 and 22, 8 p.m., at The Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City. Presented in partnership with the Wende Museum of the Cold War, “ARKHIPOV” features 10 singers plus the 18-member Jacaranda Chamber Ensemble and runs 105 minutes. Director Elkhanah Pulitzer and dramaturg Cori Ellison bring their artistry to the performance.

“Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann have created a heartstopping experience set in a submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962,” “Jacaranda” artistic and executive director Patrick Scott said. “On Oct. 27. 2022, just days after our performance, it will be 60 years since nuclear Armageddon was barely averted through the moral conviction of one man, whose heroism was erased by the Soviet Union for four decades. ‘Jacaranda’ has always been committed to presenting stories of deep historical importance that continue to be relevant today. Against the current backdrop of Ukrainian heroism and Russian aggression, Arkhipov’s story, only recently brought to light, is particularly compelling and profound.”

Tickets ($45 and $75) are available at jacarandamusic.org. The Kirk Douglas Theatre is located at 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City