[3] It "eschews familiar operatic conventions such as showy arias, huge choruses and a linear plot".
[4] The opera is in English and Gitxsan, an indigenous language spoken in the traditional territory along much of the Highway of Tears.
This experience makes such an impression on Ava that she adopts many elements of Gitxsan culture, and later sees the murder of Native Girl in her dreams.
[3] A review in Vancouver Magazine states that Missing "lays the foundation for a bridge between two cultural solitudes that must work together... to give birth to a new Canada".
As an important piece of theatre that builds over its short 80 minutes to a shatteringly emotional conclusion... [it] is something every Canadian should see".