II, a second reading was produced in Boulder. In 2016, Fowler began orchestrations while Flack worked with translator H.F. Pascual on the Spanish version, La Ópera del Ecce Homo. In 2016, the town of Borja hosted a concert of selected material attended by 700 locals and tourists. The mayor declared it a historic evening. During this four-year period, librettist Andrew Flack and business partner Barbara Duff, traveled frequently to Borja, visiting with Cecilia and her family and acquiring the rights to her story. In 2018, Behold The Man received a full “orchestral reading” at Arizona State University under the direction of its Musical Theatre/Opera Department head, Brian DeMaris. In 2019, Behold The Man was awarded a slot in Ft. Worth Opera's prestigious “Frontiers” New Works Showcase. Behold The Man’s University Premiere is now scheduled for November 2021, at Wingate University North Carolina under the direction of Dr. Jessie Wright Martin and the musical direction of Dr. Annie Stankovic. To date, Cecilia remains the international ‘gold standard’ for botched art restorations and is mentioned whenever a work is unsuccessfully restored. Synopsis Act I Act I begins as Cecilia recounts a dream in which the Lord has come to her requesting that she restore the “Ecce Homo” fresco. Beatriz, Cecilia's sister, doubts her ability to do the work because of poor eyesight and questionable skill. The mayor explains to the townspeople the details of the financial crisis they're facing and possible ways to improve tourism. Marcos, Cecilia's son, decides to commission the restoration of “Ecce Homo” as a gift to his wife, who also happens to be the granddaughter of Elías García Martínez, the original artist. The mayor agrees that a restored fresco might be an attractive addition to their marketing portfolio. The priest, who has been put in charge of finding the right restorer for the job, lets slip he may cut corners in his candidate search. But when Cecilia volunteers to do the job without pay, the priest readily accepts, if she will promise to never admit it was she who did the work. Buffeted by the town's financial woes Cecilia's son, Marcos, attempts to sell his struggling hotel and we learn of the guilt he feels for not being able to repay his mother's initial investment. Martinez, the ghost of the original artist, reminiscences on his carefree holidays spent in Borja as a boy. And a young couple, Arturo