Glory Denied (2007)
- Composer
- Librettist
- Source Material
- Based on the book by Tom Philpott
- Arias
- Score
Vocal Score from ECS Publishing
Get It Here- 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.
- PREMIERE INFORMATION
Brooklyn College Opera Theater, 2007
Fort Worth Opera Festival, 2013
Artists:
- Conductor - Tyson Deaton
- Director - Dean Anthony
- Older Thompson - Michael Mayes, baritone
- Older Alyce - Caroline Worra, soprano
- Young Thompson - David Blalock, tenor
- Young Alyce - Sydney Mancasola, soprano
