Synopsis

Ainadamar by Osvaldo Golijov

What would you sacrifice for freedom?

‘What a sad day it was in Granada. The stones began to cry.’  

Ainadamar, Arabic for ‘Fountain of Tears’, is the ancient well near Granada where the Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca – labelled by the Falangist militia as a ‘homosexual socialist’ – was brutally executed in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.

Golijov’s twice-Grammy-winning opera reimagines Lorca’s life through a flashback of memories by his muse and collaborator, the actress Margarita Xirgu, now in her final moments in 1969 Uruguay, as she seeks to pass her generation’s hopes and passion on to her student, Nuria.

Ainadamar promises a spine-tingling spectacle from the Olivier-winning star choreographer Deborah Colker (Rio 2016 Olympics Ceremony; Cirque du Soleil) in her much-anticipated operatic debut in the director’s seat.
The result is a dazzling kaleidoscope of music, dance, and theatre where flamenco meets opera through traditional Spanish singing and sumptuous operatic numbers, all interspersed with rhythmic, sonic, and poetic outbursts. Ainadamar invites you to experience opera like never before.

Sung in Spanish, with surtitles in English.

 

The appearance of any member of cast is subject to change and may be affected by contracts, holiday, illness, or events beyond the producers' control.

Running Time

Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. There is no interval in this show.

Age Advice:

Recommended parental guidance

Warnings:

Contains strobe lighting near the start, haze, projections used throughout, and gunshot sound effects.

Standard Pricing

Wed

7.30pm

£17 to £59.50

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