WESTMONT MUSIC DEPT PRESENTS: THE TENDER LAND
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Fri, Jan 28 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Sun, Jan 30 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Address (map)
751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Venue (website)
Center Stage Theater
The Tender Land is an American Opera by Aaron Copland filled with stories of hope, community, love, and discovery. The opera tells the story of a farm family in the Midwest of the United States. Copland was inspired to write this opera after viewing the Depression-era photographs of Walker Evans and reading James Agee’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. He wrote the work between 1952 and 1954. Eventually, the work had its premiere on April 1, 1954, at the New York City Opera, with Thomas Schippers as the conductor and directed by Jerome Robbins.
PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES:
Friday, January 28 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 30 at 7:00 pm
Masks Required for all audience members.
All audience members are required to show proof of vaccination or negative test result (taken within 72 hours of the event) along with a photo ID to be admitted to any performance.
All seating is general admission. For all performances, there is NO LATE SEATING once the performance begins. Please plan your arrival time accordingly.