The Douglas Moore Fund for American Opera in collaboration with the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and the Scandinavian House of New York City present “Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered.”

Published 100 years ago, Ole Rolvaag’s novel “Giants in the Earth” was the quintessential American immigrant story. It depicts a story of tragedy and romance among Norwegian American settlers in the Dakota Territory in 1873. Douglas Moore’s operatic setting of the work won the 1951 Pulitzer Prize for Music but has remained largely unknown and never recorded.

“Douglas Moore: Giants in the Earth Rediscovered” surveys the rediscovery of this American opera. The program will include excerpts from the opera sung by soprano Meridith Lustig and baritone Michael Kelly, with pianist Jeremy Chan. The presentation is led by Delta David Gier, South Dakota Symphony Orchestra music director, and stage directors Jay Lessenger and Bob Neu, all three of who will be speaking.

Presentations are scheduled for March 11 at the Scandinavian House and for April 26 and 27 at the Mary W. Sommervold Concert Hall at the Washington Pavilion.

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