After the terrorist attacks of Sep 11 , 2001 , Aarons wrote the libretto for '' Sara 's Diary , 9/11 '' , an opera composed by his collaborator on '' Monticello '' , Glenn Paxton . Actually a song cycle , this work is a fictional account of a pregnant woman , who , after her husband dies in the tragedy , experiences deeply mixed emotions . The opera premiered at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center on Sep 8 , 2003 in commemoration of the unprecedented attacks
terrorist attacks of Sep 11 , 2001
September 11 attacks
Leroy F. Aarons