Cipullo: Glory Denied

Description

• Composer: Tom Cipullo (1956-)
• Instrumentation: Opera
• Work: Glory Denied
• Binding: Spiral Bound
• Work Language: English
• UPC: 600313486098
• Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches
• Pages: None

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Libretto: Written by Tom Cipullo, based on the book by Tom Philpott.

Synopsis: Opera in Two Acts. Based on a book of the same name with a foreword by Senator John McCain, this opera takes place during the Vietnam War and is based on the moving, true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-serving Prisoner of War (1964–1973), the torment faced by his family, and a nation divided during the Vietnam era. After being held prisoner for nearly a decade, Thompson returns home to find a wife that has moved on, a son he has never met, a nation that has all but forgotten him, and a USA that he barely recognizes, as he strains to find direction in a country that he battled to protect.