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Fallujah
PREMIERE3/12/2016
COMPOSERTobin Stokes   
LIBRETTISTHeather Raffo   
Long Beach Opera
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DATETIMELOCATION
3/12/2016--Long Beach, CA
3/12/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/13/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/13/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/17/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/17/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/18/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/18/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/19/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/19/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/20/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
3/20/2016--National Guard Armory
Long Beach, CA
Synopsis
The opera spans a 72-hour holding period in a veterans’ hospital following USMC Philip Houston’s third suicide attempt. His mother waits to see him outside his hospital room, but Philip has not been able to face her since he returned from war. The loyal marines he served with stand vigilant, more equipped to care for his particular demons than she. In these 72 hours, Philip’s battle is as vivid and deadly as the war in which he fought. In the opening scene Wissam, a young Iraqi boy, enters his hospital room and, in a befriending gesture, writes his name on Philip’s hand. Suddenly one of Philip’s most humanizing memories becomes the catalyst through which he remembers how to live. Philip’s hours in the hospital force him to face both past and present. Scenes fly back and forth to Fallujah, providing a rare glimpse inside real hearts and minds before one of the biggest battles of the Iraq War.  

On the eve of the Battle of Fallujah, assuming heavy losses ahead, we see Philip and his fellow marines make final calls home to their families to say goodbye, without hinting at the horror to come. Nearby, Wissam and his mother must abandon their centuries-old family home. The act finally joins these worlds, these mothers, these sons, with each lingering “goodbye” reminding us just how much each character has to lose.
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This work ranks as the #328 most produced North American title since 2000.
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