Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears) HOUSTON PREMIERE

Saturday, April 15, 2023

7:30 pm -

AINADAMAR (Fountain of Tears) - HOUSTON PREMIERE

Music by Osvaldo Golijov

Libretto David Henry Hwang

Lawrence Edelson, Director

Lawrence Edelson and M. Gabriela Estrada, Choreographers

Steven Osgood, Conductor

Through the memories of actress and muse Margarita Xirgu, Ainadamar (the Spanish pronunciation of the Arabic name ‘Ayn al-dam’, meaning ‘The Fountain of Tears’) explores the life and work of playwright and poet Federico García Lorca, whose anti-fascist stance and open homosexuality led to his death in 1936 at the hands of Franco’s Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. Composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Grammy-award winning score grabs you from the very first beat – weaving together musical influences from around the world.

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