Opéra de Montréal presents

Ainadamar

Osvaldo Golijov, composer

David Henry Hwang, Librettist

Ainadamar presents three images, three flashbacks to different key periods in the life of the poet and playwright Federico García Lorca through the eyes of his muse Margarita Xirgu. It features an orchestration whose striking intensity parallels the civil war that raged in Spain at the time, interwoven with the sounds of horse hooves and gunshots, where flamenco accents become the voice of pain.

Spain, 1936. A harrowing civil war pits the Republicans against the Nationalists. The poet turned revolutionary and then martyr, Federico García Lorca, is shot dead by the fascists, supporters of General Franco. He is survived by Margarita Xirgu, his muse and close collaborator, who remembers the man, his ideas, and his struggle.

Théâtre Maisonneuve
Spanish (Subtitles: English and French)

Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:30pm
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 7:30pm
Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 7:30pm
Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 2:00pm

PREOPERA
To all Saturday, Tuesday and Sunday ticket holders: a free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before the performance at the Espace Sainte-Catherine in Place des Arts – in front of Théâtre Maisonneuve.
To all Thursday ticket holders: a free pre-concert presentation will take place one hour before the performance at the Salon Urbain in Place des Arts – close to the salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

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