A collaborative, semi-staged, concert performance with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra

“The Tender Land is in every respect a major statement by Copland and an essential American opera,” states American Music magazine. “It presents a tale resonant with meaning and emotion for everyone who cares deeply about America’s history and culture. The Tender Land addresses issues of continuity and discontinuity that explain much about the American character…”

featuring:
Courtenay Budd, soprano
Jessie Hinkle, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Pícon, tenor
Michael Mayes, baritone
Matthew Burns, bass-baritone
Scott Terrell, conductor

Friday April 25, 2008; 7:00pm
Sottile Theatre
Charleston, South Carolina