Leif Erikson & Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata (Seattle)

Schedule

Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Ballard First Lutheran Church-Seattle | Seattle, WA

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In collaboration with Puget Sound Concert Opera we will be commemorating Crossings 200 with performances of Seattle’s own Norwegian-American immigrant Gerard Tonning’s Norwegian-language opera Leif Erikson alongside F. Melius Christiansen’s Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata, reflecting on 200 years of Norwegian immigration to America.
Gerard Tonning composed Leif Erikson over a century ago and it has not been heard in nearly as long. We are excited to resurrect this beautiful work chronicling the adventures of Norway’s most famous adventurer. Our Composer-in-Residence Steven Luksan has spent years reconstructing this opera from fragments and manuscripts which had been stored in the basement of the University of Washington library. This will be sung in Norwegian and English with English spoken dialogue.
Founder of the Saint Olaf Choir, F. Melius Christiansen’s Norwegian-American Centennial Cantata was composed one-hundred years ago for the centennial of this same immigration celebration. We welcome singers from the community to join us in singing in the chorus of this monumental work. Don’t worry… this one is all in English. All voice types and experiences welcome. For more info and to sign up visit nwegriegsociety.org.
Concert duration: 90 min
Doors open at 2:15
Free and open to the public
Donations gladly accepted
This concert is produced in collaboration with the Puget Sound Concert Opera with support from the City of Bellevue, 4Culture, and the Sons of Norway Foundation.
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Ballard First Lutheran Church-Seattle, 6521 20th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117-5705, United States

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