The Sun Also Rises is a one-act opera by Webster A. Young, based on Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises. [1] It is one of a pair of Hemingway works that Young adapted into operas. [2] The opera's libretto is by the composer, and includes direct quotations from the novel. [3] It premiered on May 7, 2000, at the Long Island Opera. [3]