Giants in the Earth: The Norwegians in the Dakota Territory
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SUPER, IMPERIAL, CLASSICAL
Delta David Gier, conductor
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Dr. Timothy J. Campbell, chorus director
Meredith Lustig, soprano - (Beret Hansa)
Michael Hawk, baritone - (Per Hansa)
Sarah Nordin, mezzo-soprano - (Sorrine Olsa)
Andrew Gilstrap, bass - (Hans Olsa)
Emma Grimsley, soprano - (Kjersti Tonsenten)
Dylan Morrangiello, tenor - (Syvert Tonsenten)
Benjamin Dutcher, tenor - (Henry Solum)
Abby Brodnick, soprano - (Beret Hansa)
John Paul Huckle, bass - (Preacher)
Steve Pence, bass - (O'Hara)
Bob Neu, stage director
Moore / Giants in the Earth (in 3 acts)
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra revives Douglas Moore's Pulitzer-Prize winning opera inspired by Ole Edvart Rølvaag's epic novel about Norwegian settlers of the Dakota Territory in 1873. Staged with imagery, costumes, and sung in English.
"In no opera by an American is there music of such freshness, beauty and distinctive character." - Pulitzer Prize Committee
A GIANT AWAKENING: Take a deeper dive into the journey of how Giants in the Earth was once again awakened, along with the work and stories of how the opera revival came to be. Written by Keeley Ehrmantraut.
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This concert is generously sponsored by
Woods Fuller (Saturday)
Dacotah Bank (Sunday)
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