

The main character, Rick Rescorla, was sung by Thomas Hampson, an incredibly gifted American baritone who pushed his portrayal to the limits. The Opera’s use of the prologue, referencing 9/11 with a piece of singed paper falling from above, and the epilogue with the after effects of the tragedy of 9/11 with the main characters walking through the debris of ground zero, this time with hundreds and hundreds of papers falling from above (I imagine a massive cleanup after the opera), was very effective. It was commissioned by SF Opera, with Libretto by Donna Di Novelli and music by Christopher Theofanidis.

Stewart and the life stories of Susan Rescorla, Rick Rescorla, and Daniel J. Heart Of A Soldier,is an opera based on the book by James B.
