The Manning Saga as oratorio: "The Source"

Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Jeff Lunden (NPR.org, Oct. 25, 2014)

Bradley pre-Chelsea Manning in military court, news of the Snowden revelations

Pfc. Bradley, now Chelsea, Manning pays the price for exposing U.S. (uprisingradio.org)

Oratorio tackles issue of leaks from The Source

• Weekend Edition Saturday (download)

The oratorio is a time-honored way for classical composers to tell a big story. Composer Ted Hearne thinks so, too. His new oratorio, The Source, takes on the story of U.S. military insider-whistleblower Chelsea [formerly Pfc. Bradley] Manning and [Julian Assange's] WikiLeaks.

• AUDIO: Listen to the Story (4:46)