Opera Scotland

Ainadamar

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Music

Osvaldo Golijov (b La Plata)

Text

David Henry Hwang

 

Premieres

First Performance: tbc

First Performance in UK: tbc.

First Performance in Scotland:  Glasgow (Theatre Royal), 29 October 2022.

 

Background

With its sub-title The Fountain of Tears, it is clear that Ainadamar is not a comedy.  However Golijov's fascinating mix of musical idioms, including Latin, jazz and modern, make it an attractive work to listen to.

The theme concerns the great Spanish poet-dramatist Federico Garcia Lorca, who was murdered during the Spnish Civil War by Franco's forces.