SF Opera: Ainadamar

So last Thursday Rachel and I saw our last opera of the season, Golijov's thouroughly modern Ainadamar. It made Peter Grimes seem old school. There was recorded music, no prop, nearly every character was onstage the entirety of the one act .... But it was every bit as excellent as the Washington Post says here . Though I think the plot would have been quite difficult to follow if you were not familliar with Lorca, his life, and works :) Thankfully Rachel and I had ushered at a staged reading of Mariana Pineda, Lorca’s first real play, about a month ago. That had got us up to speed, and familiarized us with that play which was central to this opera - so a very good move.

Anyhow if you can get to see this - DO!

And if you find a recording of any of the 3 stagings tell me -- I want a copy.

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