A Mythic Hero Of Modern Times, For A Modern Opera

Rick Rescorla, who saved 2,700 people on 9/11 before losing his own life, gets the mythic treatment in a new opera opening in San Francisco. “It has timeless, epic themes: a warrior’s code of honor, the intense bonds of loyalty, late-found love. And it ends in a cataclysm not unlike that of ‘The Ring.’”