One of the most intense episodes of the U.S.-Iraq conflict is the subject of a new opera premiering in Long Beach, California. "Fallujah" takes its name and its premise from the Iraqi city where over ...

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During his tour of duty as a gunner in Iraq, former Marine Sgt. Christian Ellis experienced his share of trauma — the battles, the killings, an assault that left him with a spinal injury. But there ...

The Long Beach Opera will explore the brutal effects of war and the search for redemption in the world premiere of “Fallujah,” a one-act opera about the Iraq War experience. “It’s a tough story, but ...

Retired Marine sergeant Christian Ellis has turned his tour of duty in Iraq and the aftermath of returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder into an opera titled Fallujah. This is the first ...

All war is hell. But it is a special hell for those expected to fight without understanding why, as it is a special hell for civilians caught up in the battle, unsure who are the good guys and who are ...

In 1983, Long Beach Opera presented a decidedly provocative production of Claudio Monteverdi’s Homeric saga, “The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland,” which had its first performance in 1641. Directed ...

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Long Beach Opera was at it again over the weekend, presenting the world premiere of what was reported to be the first opera about the Iraq War and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. For those ...