Opera Phila’s Ainadamar in a sensation-rich new production

Von Gale Martin, 19 Februar 2014

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“Golijov's Ainadamar, “Fountain of Tears”, in a sensation-rich production by Opera Phila”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, am 16 Februar 2014

Golijov, Ainadamar (Quelle der Tränen) (Fountain of Tears)

Opera Philadelphia

Ópera de Oviedo

Corrado Rovaris, Musikalische Leitung

Luis de Tavira, Regie

Philippe Amand, Bühnenbild

María Hinojosa Montenegro, Margarita Xirgu

Marina Pardo, Federico García Lorca

Alfredo Tejada, Ruiz Alonzo

Patrick Guetti, José Tripaldi

Justine Aronson, First Solo Niña

Kelly Ann Bixby, Second Solo Niña

John Viscardi, Torero

Andrew Bogard, Maestro

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Gale Martin

Based on the East Coast, Gale is an award-winning writer on the performing arts, books, literature and popular culture. She has just published Don Juan in Hankey and you can read her Operatoonity blog. Her articles have appeared in numerous anthologies.