Ainadamar
Ainadamar or An Opera in Three Images (Arabic for 'Fountain of Tears') is the first opera by Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov. The libretto was written by American playwright David Henry Hwang and translated from English into Spanish by the composer. It premiered in Tanglewood on 10 August 2003 and, after major revisions, the new version was given its premiere at the Santa Fe Opera on 30 July 2005.
| Ainadamar | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Osvaldo Golijov | |
| Translation | Fountain of Tears |
| Librettist | David Henry Hwang |
| Language | Spanish |
| Based on | Federico García Lorca and Margarita Xirgu |
| Premiere | August 10, 2003 Tanglewood |
The opera tells the story of playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse, Catalan actress Margarita Xirgu. A unique aspect of this opera is that the part of male Lorca is a breeches role performed by a woman.
Ainadamar is told in reverse in a series of flashbacks, and involves Lorca's opposition to the Falange, accusations of homosexuality, and his subsequent murder.