At 82, A Former College Security Guard Debuts His Opera

Published October 12, 2017 at 11:52 AM CDT

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Richard Alan White, in his Milford, N.H., apartment, where he completed his opera "Hester." (Courtesy Rebecca White)

Richard White is long retired from his job as a college security guard. But the Manchester, New Hampshire, native — now 82 years old — is seeing his other career finally gain traction.

White’s 900-page opera “Hester” is getting its debut Thursday night in New York City. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Todd Bookman ( @toddbookman) reports.