Ainadamar at Long Beach Opera

Composed by Osvaldo Golijov and written by David Henry Hwang, this double Grammy Award-winning show is an immersion into Spanish history. This passionate opera recreates the life of Federico Garcia Lorca, Spain's most celebrated modern poet, and the shocking 1936 execution of the internationally famous Lorca at Ainadamar, Arabic for “fountain of tears.”
The genre-defying work also tells the emotional story of the poet's relationship with his close friend and muse, the actress Margarita Xirgu. She is a central figure in this uplifting celebration of Lorca as a symbol of artistic and political freedom.
A fusion of flamenco, Arabic and Western music with electronic sound design, Alex Ross in the New Yorker called Ainadamar “sensationally beautiful throughout.” International flamenco singer Jesus Montoya, featured performer on the Grammy Award-winning CD recording of the opera, reprises his role as Ruiz Alonso, the Falangist guard who arrests Lorca.
May 20 & 26, 2012
Terrace Theater, Long Beach CA
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[@DabneyJonesSoprano]

Wow! The production looks stunning! Congratulations to all involved!