Before It All Goes Dark

Composer: Jake Heggie
Librettist: Gene Scheer
Company: Chicago Opera Theater

Synopsis

Before It All Goes Dark is based on the true story reported by Chicago Tribune columnist Howard Reich about an ailing Vietnam war veteran who learns he is the heir to a priceless art collection stolen by Nazis. His arduous voyage to Prague in search of his inheritance leads him to embrace an identity that had been hidden from him, and through art he discovers a deeper truth in his life.