Giants in the Earth (opera)
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Giants in the Earth (opera)
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Giants in the Earth is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera in three acts and four scenes by composer Douglas Moore. The work uses an English libretto by Arnold Sundgaard (1909–2006) after Ole Edvart Rølvaag's 1924-5 novel of the same name. The idea for the opera was originally conceived by Sundgaard, and depicts a story of tragedy and romance among Norwegian American settlers of Dakota Territory in 1873. Composed during 1949-1949, the work was premiered on March 28, 1951 at Columbia University's
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Opera by Douglas Moore
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_in_the_Earth_(opera)
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2023-06-18T15:03:10Z
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