Details
Summary
- Genres:
- Opera 21st Century
- Publishers:
- E.C. Schirmer Publishing
- UPC:
- 600313486098
- ISBN:
- 600313486098
Detailed Description
2 sopranos, tenor, baritone (Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello -or- Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon I & II, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani, Percussion, Harp, Piano, Strings)
SKU: EC.8609
Composed by Tom Cipullo. Full Length Opera. 21st Century. Score. E.C. Schirmer Publishing #8609. Published by E.C. Schirmer Publishing (EC.8609).ISBN 600313486098. UPC: 600313486098. English.
Libretto:
Written by Tom Cipullo, based on the book by Tom Philpott.
Synopsis:
Opera in Two Acts. Based on a book of the same name with a foreword by Senator John McCain, this opera takes place during the Vietnam War and is based on the moving, true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-serving Prisoner of War (1964–1973), the torment faced by his family, and a nation divided during the Vietnam era. After being held prisoner for nearly a decade, Thompson returns home to find a wife that has moved on, a son he has never met, a nation that has all but forgotten him, and a USA that he barely recognizes, as he strains to find direction in a country that he battled to protect.