The Falling and the Rising illustration
San Diego Opera

The Falling and the Rising

By Zach Redler

May 12, 13 & 14, 2023
Date

May 12, 13 & 14, 2023

Venue
Balboa Theatre
Vaccination
COVID safety protocols for the Opera's 2022-2023 season will be announced in fall 2022
Run Time
TBA
Children
Children older than 6 years of age are welcome. All ages must have own ticket.
On Sale
Single Tickets on Sale September 7, 2022 @ 10:00A

The Falling and the Rising centers around an unnamed female Soldier who is severely wounded by a roadside IED. Placed in an induced coma to help minimize the extensive trauma to her brain, the soldier must now make a journey towards both healing and home. With a libretto taken from dozens of interviews with active-duty soldiers and veterans at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, The Old Guard at Fort Myer, and Fort Meade, Maryland, The Falling and the Rising tells a story of family, service, and sacrifice inside a period of great uncertainty and features active military personnel in lead roles.


This opera is a co-commission between San Diego Opera, the US Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus, Seattle Opera, Arizona Opera, Opera Memphis, TCU, and Seagle Music Colony.