The Tender Land; Part 1

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Program
The Tender Land
Segment
Part 1
Producing Organization
WCMU-TV (Television station : Mount Pleasant, Mich.)
Michigan Opera Theatre
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dd3s
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Description
Program Description
"America's distinguished composer, Aaron Copland conducted the Matrix: Midland Festival Orchestra in the 1978 revival of his only opera. 'The Tender Land' was produced for the stage by the Michigan Opera Theatre. "Set in the Depression-era in a Midwest rural community, 'The Tender Land' is the story of a young girl who falls in love with a drifter on the eve of her graduation from high school. She is confronted with a vision of the world outside her narrow [existence]. There is a complication in their romance. She associates him with freedom and he associates her with settling down. The simple story is punctuated by Copland's expansive score that evokes the feeling of wide open spaces as no other composer's music. "The production was lit for television by Tony DiGirolamo of Imero Fiorentino Associates, Inc. The audio was provided by National Public Radio and the production was taped in stereo for broadcast by PBS via the DATE stereo system. The production was also carried by NPR."--1980 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1980
Asset type
Program
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:35:39.412
Credits
Copland, Aaron
Bible, Frances
Roe, Charles
Hunt, Karen
Gaynes, George
Sandor, John
Director: Santee, Clark
Executive Producer: Grigalliunas, William J.
Producing Organization: WCMU-TV (Television station : Mount Pleasant, Mich.)
Producing Organization: Michigan Opera Theatre
Producing Organization: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Writer: Copland, Aaron
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-7b5e246b7c1 (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 2:00:00
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Citations
Chicago: “The Tender Land; Part 1,” 1980, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 7, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dd3s.
MLA: “The Tender Land; Part 1.” 1980. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 7, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dd3s>.
APA: The Tender Land; Part 1. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dd3s