Marine Sergeant Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Fallujah, Iraq. His platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back, and one of just a few survivors. He returned home to join the more than 2.2 million Americans currently suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Friend and philanthropist Charles Annenberg Weingarten challenged Christian to transform his experiences into a work of art that could heal and inspire. The result is the City Opera of Vancouver's Fallujah, the first opera about the Iraq War and PTSD.

Marine Sergeant Christian Ellis was a machine gunner in Fallujah, Iraq. His platoon was ambushed, leaving him with a broken back, and one of just a few survivors. He returned home to join the more than 2.2 million Americans currently suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Friend and philanthropist Charles Annenberg Weingarten challenged Christian to transform his experiences into a work of art that could heal and inspire. The result is the City Opera of Vancouver's Fallujah, the first opera about the Iraq War and PTSD.