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Politics, intrigue, and conspiracy. Pulitzer Prize-winning creators Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s acclaimed adaptation of the Richard Condon novel brings a riveting tale to operatic life at the Long Center to open our 30th Anniversary Season.

Sergeant Raymond Shaw is the brainwashed, unknowing accomplice of a secret plot to overthrow the US government through its presidential elections. Only Captain Ben Marco — his fellow POW — stands between Shaw and the destiny crafted for him by a group of dark collaborators.

Semi-staged direction by Alison Moritz and projection design by Greg Emetaz will create a powerful and imaginative dramatization of the paranoiac tale, which will take place with the Austin Opera Orchestra on stage, less than two months before the 2016 Presidential Elections.

David Adam Moore (baritone) as Sgt. Raymond Shaw
Brenda Harris (soprano) as Eleanor Iselin
John Lindsey (tenor) as Cpt. Ben Marco
Daniel Sumegi (bass-baritone) as Sen. Johnny Iselin