Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program alum and adjunct faculty member Zach Redler (Cycle 18) had his new opera THE FALLING AND THE RISING presented as a Veterans Day Broadcast on two different radio channels on November 11, 2021.
Presented through Tricities Opera and The United States Army Field Band, The Falling and the Rising centers around a strong female hero known only as “Soldier.” After sending a video message home on the eve of her daughter’s thirteenth birthday, our soldier is severely wounded by a roadside IED. We follow as she makes her way through a miraculous coma-induced dreamscape—one punctuated with the lives of other fellow service members, each on their journey toward healing and home. Based on real-life interviews with wounded soldiers, this operatic soldier’s odyssey was created in hopes of capturing the indomitable spirit of our U.S. military veterans. By shedding light on the inspirational power of their often overlooked stories, we hope to knit the civilian and Veteran/Military populations together through this story of family, service, sacrifice, and hope.
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