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2005 production photo from Ainadamar

Ainadamar 2005

July 30 - August 26, 2005

A look at the meteoric life and death of Federico García Lorca…

…through a flamenco-tinged score hailed as “sensationally beautiful throughout” by The New Yorker.

Music By
Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto By
David Henry Hwang

Synopsis

Prologue

Emerging from darkness, the mythic world of Federico García Lorca comes into being. The sound of horses on the wind, the endless flow of the fountain of tears (“Ainadamar“), and the trumpet call of wounded freedom, the aspiration and determination that have been denied generation after generation echo across the hills.

Artists

Dawn Upshaw headshot

Dawn Upshaw

Soprano

Margarita Xirgu

Kelley O'Connor headshot

Kelley O'Connor

Mezzo-soprano

Federico García Lorca

Jessica Rivera headshot

Jessica Rivera

Soprano

Nuria

Percy Martinez headshot

Percy Martinez

Tenor

Ruiz Alonso

Scott Tomlinson headshot

Scott Tomlinson

Bass

José Tripaldi

Alex Richardson headshot

Alex Richardson

Tenor

A Teacher

Robb Asklof headshot

Robb Asklof

Tenor

A Bullfighter

Anne-Carolyn Bird headshot

Anne-Carolyn Bird

Soprano

Ensemble

Jennifer Black headshot

Jennifer Black

Soprano

Ensemble

Deborah Domanski headshot

Deborah Domanski

Mezzo-soprano

Ensemble

Rosella Ewing headshot

Rosella Ewing

Mezzo-soprano

Ensemble

Sarah Hibbard headshot

Sarah Hibbard

Soprano

Ensemble

Jennifer Holloway headshot

Jennifer Holloway

Mezzo-soprano

Ensemble

Anya Matanovič headshot

Anya Matanovič

Soprano

Ensemble

Amber Smoke headshot

Amber Smoke

Mezzo-soprano

Ensemble

Miguel Harth-Bedoya headshot

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Conductor

Peter Sellars headshot

Peter Sellars

Director

Gronk headshot

Gronk

Scenic Designer

Gabriel Berry headshot

Gabriel Berry

Costume Designer

James Ingalls headshot

James F. Ingalls

Lighting Designer

Gregory Buchalter headshot

Gregory Buchalter

Chorus Master