This conversation explores the development and premiere production of Songs My Mother Never Sung Me, an American Sign Language (ASL)/English chamber opera written and composed by Dave Clarke and produced by Concrete Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Staging an opera for Deaf and hearing family audiences required building meaningful connections to Edmonton’s Deaf community, both through engaging a Deaf cultural consultant and through a partnership with SOUND OFF, Canada’s Deaf theatre festival. Prioritizing ASL, Deaf audiences, and casting a Deaf actor in the role of Mom were significant.