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Showing posts with label the Tender Land. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the Tender Land. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2014

Opera Preview: The Tender Land

Aaron Copland's American opera at Chelsea Opera.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
Aaron Copland's The Tender Land brings the American heartland to Chelsea.
Photo from Flickr.com
Chelsea Opera, the small company that gives its performances at St. Peter's Churg on W. 20th St. in Manhattan, concludes its 2014 spring season with Aaron Copland's The Tender Land. This is Copland's only opera, composed in 1954 and premiered at the New York City Opera in 1955. There are just two performances: on June 13 and June 14.

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