Composer Jeremy Howard Beck, photo by Kevin G. Wong
A soldier comes home and must adapt to a world that is forever changed. This is a timeless story, though the context continues to change.
The Long Walk is a new opera by composer Jeremy Howard Beck and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann, which is based on Brian Castner’s critically acclaimed book of the same name. The opera is a deeply personal exploration of a soldier’s return from Iraq where he served as an officer in an Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit and his battle with what he calls “the Crazy” as he tries to reintegrate into his family life upon returning from the war.
Opera Saratoga is honored to present the world premiere of The Long Walk in partnership with American Lyric Theater, which commissioned the work in 2012. Internationally renowned theater and opera director David Schweizer makes his Opera Saratoga debut, with celebrated American conductor Steven Osgood on the podium. Grammy Award winning Baritone Daniel Belcher returns to Opera Saratoga to create the role of Brian, alongside mezzo-soprano Heather Johnson, who makes her company debut as his wife Jessie. The cast also includes the company debuts of sopranos Caroline Worra and Donita Volkwijn, tenors David Blalock and Javier Abreu, and bass baritone Justin Hopkins.
- $32,000 to support The Long Walk (MAP 2015)
- $4,684 to general operating support for Opera Saratoga
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