The opera was due to receive its North American premiere by Dallas Opera in 2003 but this was cancelled " due to financial considerations and political sensitivities in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center . " The opera is set during the First World War in a town somewhere in Britain . There are interludes linking the first two acts and also the last two acts
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
The Silver Tassie (opera)