Ainadamar, Santa Fe Opera

By George Loomis [Financial Times, 10 August 2005]

Osvaldo Golijov's first opera, Ainadamar, was a disappointment at its premiere two years ago, especially for anyone susceptible to the Latin rhythms of his wildly popular St Mark Passion. But at a subsequent performance in Los Angeles, Peter Sellars saw its potential and teamed up with the composer and the librettist David Henry Hwang for a revised version, now in repertory at the Santa Fe Opera in a production by Sellars.