Opera in 3 images; libretto by David Henry Hwang, translated in Spanish by the composer. Dawn Upshaw, Jessica Rivera, Anne Carolyn Bird, Sindhu Chandrasekaran, sopranos ; Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano ; Sean Mayer, Robb Asklof, tenors ; Jesús Montoya, baritone ; Eduardo Chama, bass-baritone ; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra ; Women of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus ; Robert Spano, conductor. Recorded Nov. 2005, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Atlanta. Compact disc. Program notes in English and libretto in Spanish and English in container.
Contents:
Ainadamar (Fountain of tears), an opera in three images: Preludio de Aqua y Caballo (2:39) -- Primera Imagen: Mariana: Balada (4:47) - Mariana, tus ojos (to Dawn Upshaw) (8:16) - Bar Albor de Madrid (2:28) - Desde mi ventana (Aria a la estatua de Mariana) (7:27) - Muerte a Caballo (0:51) -- Segunda Imagen: Federico: Balada (1:43) - Quiero arrancarme los ojos (3:57) - A la Habana (3:28) - Quiero cantar entre las explosiones (5:19) - Arresto (4:34) - La Fuente de las Lá́grimas (2:07) - Confesión (8:33) - Interludio de Balazos y Lamento por la Muerte de Federico (1:21) -- Tercen Imagen: Margarita: Balada (2:47) - De mi fuente tu emerges (2:33) - Tome su mano (1:43) - Crepúsculo delirante (3:40) - Doy mi sangre (4:08) - Yo soy la libertad (7:38).
Summary:
A stirring tale of political and artistic courage. Dawn Upshaw sings the role created for her as she reminisces about the martyred Spanish writer Federico Garcia Lorca in a series of flamenco-drenched dream-like flashbacks.
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