Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:30pm
Mary W. Sommervold Hall, Washington Pavilion
Opera in three acts in English
Music By Douglas Moore
Libretto by Arnold Sundgaard, based on the novel by Ole Edvart Rølvaag
First performed on March 28, 1951 by the Columbia Opera Workshop
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Delta David Gier, conductor
Dr. Timothy J. Campbell, chorus director
Robert Neu, stage director
Michael J. Hawk, baritone - (Per Hansa)
Meredith Lustig, soprano - (Beret Hansa)
Andrew Gilstrap, bass - (Hansa Olsa)
Sarah Nordin, mezzo-soprano - (Sorrine Olsa)
Dylan Morrongiello, tenor - (Syvert Tonsenten)
Megan Koch, soprano - (Kjersti Tonsenten)
Benjamin Dutcher, tenor - (Henry Solum)
Abby Brodnick, soprano - (Dagmar)
Joshua Jeremiah, bass - (Preacher)
Steve Pence, bass - (O'Hara)
Children of Per and Beret Hansa
Jude Lundeby, (Ola)
Lucille Lundeby, (Anna)
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Chorus
| Douglas Moore (1893 - 1969) | Act I Act II Act III - Scene I Act III - Scene II |
The action takes place in Dakota Territory in 1873
Saturday's performance is generously sponsored by
Woods Fuller
Sunday's performance is generously sponsored by
Dacotah Bank
This production is made possible in part by Reliabank
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