During his tour of duty as a gunner in Iraq, former Marine Sgt. Christian Ellis experienced his share of trauma — the battles, the killings, an assault that left him with a spinal injury. But there ...

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The Long Beach Opera will explore the brutal effects of war and the search for redemption in the world premiere of “Fallujah,” a one-act opera about the Iraq War experience. “It’s a tough story, but ...

Dark memories of the past haunt a reconciliation in ‘Fallujah’. Sarah Shatz/New York City Opera. The contemporary opera Fallujah, which had its New York City Opera premiere last night, certainly has ...

All war is hell. But it is a special hell for those expected to fight without understanding why, as it is a special hell for civilians caught up in the battle, unsure who are the good guys and who are ...

Retired Marine sergeant Christian Ellis has turned his tour of duty in Iraq and the aftermath of returning home with post-traumatic stress disorder into an opera titled Fallujah. This is the first ...

As the year comes to a close, we look back at some of our favorite KPBS stories in 2014: the 10-year anniversary of the second Battle for Fallujah, a study that hoped to measure whether surfing is an ...

In 1983, Long Beach Opera presented a decidedly provocative production of Claudio Monteverdi’s Homeric saga, “The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland,” which had its first performance in 1641. Directed ...

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Operas take on the grandest themes: love, violence, betrayal and battles. That's why Andreas Mitisek, the director of Long Beach Opera, became interested in staging a new opera set during the most ...

Long Beach Opera was at it again over the weekend, presenting the world premiere of what was reported to be the first opera about the Iraq War and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. For those ...