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Ainadamar fact sheet

Company premiere
Music: Osvaldo Golijov
Libretto: David Henry Hwang (translated into Spanish by the composer)
World premiere: August 10, 2003, Tanglewood Music Festival, Massachusetts (original version);  July 30, 2005, Santa Fe Opera  (revised version).

Cast: 
Margarita Xirgu: Ana María Martínez
Federico García Lorca: Daniela Mack
Nuria: Vanessa Becerra ‡
Ramón Ruiz Alonso: Alfredo Tejada *
Voices of the Fountain: Gabrielle Turgeon  † and Abi Levis ‡
Teacher: Hyungjin Son  †
Bullfighter: Nathan Bowles  †
José Tripaldi: Vinícius Costa †

Creative Team:
Conductor: Lina González-Granados
Director: Deborah Colker *
Scenic and Costume Design: Jon Bausor *
Lighting: Paul Keogan *
Video: Tal Rosner *
Chorus Director: Jeremy Frank
Flamenco Choregraphy: Antonio Najarro *

* LA Opera debut  
† Member of Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
 ‡ Alumnus of Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Performance dates and times:  
April 26, 2025, at 7:30pm  
May 3, 2025, at 7:30pm
May 4, 2025, at 2pm 
May 7, 2025, at 7:30pm 
May 15, 2025, at 7:30pm 
May 18, 2025, at 2pm 

Performed in Spanish with English supertitles   

Estimated running time: one hour and 20 minutes, performed without intermission

A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Scottish Opera, Welsh National Opera, Opera Ventures and Detroit Opera.

Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)   

All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.   

Last updated: October 21, 2024