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Golijov's Ainadamar

Angel Blue and Daniela Mack star in Golijov's opera dramatizing the life and work of Poet-playwright Fedirico Garcia Lorca. Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts.

From the New York Metropolitan Opera, Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov鈥檚 Grammy Award鈥搘inning first opera dramatizes the life and work of poet-playwright Federico Garc铆a Lorca, who was assassinated by fascist forces at the start of the Spanish Civil War for his socialist politics and homosexuality. His story emerges through the memories of Catalan actress Margarita Xirgu, Lorca鈥檚 muse鈥攕opranos Angel Blue and Gabriella Reyes鈥攚ho reminisces to her student Nuria, portrayed by soprano Elena Villal贸n. Lorca himself makes a dreamlike appearance, sung as a trouser role by mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack, and flamenco singer Alfredo Tejada completes the principal cast as the Falangist politician Ram贸n Ruiz Alonso, who arranged Lorca鈥檚 execution. Combining features of both an opera and a passion, Ainadamar, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya in his Met debut, crackles with the energy and rhythms of flamenco and rumba, as well as the violent backdrop of civil war.

Presented from the Met by Debra Lew Harder and Ira Siff.

Golijov: Ainadamar

Margarita Xirgu....Angel Blue (soprano)
Federico Garc铆a Lorca..... Daniela Mack (mezzo-soprano),
Nuria.....Elena Villal贸n (soprano),
Ram贸n Ruiz Alonso.....Alfredo Tejada (tenor)
Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)

Release date:

3 hours, 28 minutes

On radio

Sat 5 Apr 2025 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Apr 2025 18:00