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Glory Denied Opera

Name: Glory Denied Opera
Start: 2024-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-04-21T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Arnold Hall Theater at U.S. Air Force Academy

Presented by Chamber Orchestra of the Springs and U.S. Air Force Academy and Opera Theatre of the Rockies at Arnold Hall Theater at U.S. Air Force Academy, CO

Apr 21 2024

A powerful, true story of America’s longest-held prisoner of war – Colonel Jim Thompson – who endures a nine-year ordeal in the jungle of southeast Asia during the Vietnam War.

Glory Denied: A Powerful, True Prisoner of War Story

Through it all, he finds the strength to survive in memories of his family.

Upon Jim’s liberation, however, he finds that his wife has begun a new relationship with another man, she has told their children that their father is dead, and his country is forever changed.

Co-produced by Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Art Song Colorado, and the Air Force Academy.