the falling and the rising [redler & dye]

[04/2022] [collegiate premiere]
composer | ZACH REDLER
librettist | JERRE DYE
conductor | TOM ZELLE
scenic designer | ALAN SCHWANKE
costume designer | KATE SETZER KAMPHAUSEN
lighting designer | LEVERT WILKINS
photographer | PHIL DEMBINSKI

contemporary chamber opera

The Soldier (Catherine Larson) calls home...

...whilst on active duty in the Middle East

After an IED puts the Soldier into a coma...

...she's visited by visions of other soldiers...

...including recruit Toldeo (Amelia Harlovic)...

...drill sargeant Jumper (Diana Monacelli)...

...a widowed Colonel (Elisha MacKal)...

...and a handicapped vet (Samuel Varghese).

The opera ends as the Soldier regains consciousness...

...and a deeper understanding of family, faith and service.