Ainadamar – Detroit Opera

Ainadamar

APR 8  / SAT / 7:30 PM
APR 14 / FRI / 7:30 PM
APR 16 / SUN / 2:30 PM

MUSIC BY OSVALDO GOLIJOV
LIBRETTO BY DAVID HENRY HWANG
DIRECTOR: DEBORAH COLKER
CONDUCTOR: PAOLO BORTOLAMEOLLI
A CO-PRODUCTION OF OPERA VENTURES AND SCOTTISH OPERA

One of opera’s most original voices lets passion and poetry overflow
Flamenco, rumba rhythms, and classical singing are woven together by one of today’s most exciting composers, Osvaldo Golijov. Ainadamar (“Fountain of Tears”) tells the tragic story of legendary poet, playwright, and national icon Federico García Lorca, assassinated by fascists during the Spanish Civil War. The score is “destined to be among the great musical achievements of our time,” raves the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

2022-23 Season of Opera and Dance