At the turn of the millennium Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov was one of the biggest names in contemporary classical music; his eclectic melding of influences – everything from Klezmer to Latin dance rhythms and electronica giving his music a popular appeal unheard of for most living composers. But it’s more than a decade since he has produced anything of note, his creativity largely silenced by personal issues, yet the popularity of those early works remains.
His opera Ainadamar dates from Golijov’s most successful period, although it is only now receiving its first UK staging almost two decades on. That this Scottish Opera production created in collaboration with Opera Ventures is also a co-production with Welsh National Opera, Detroit Opera and the Metropolitan Opera is testimony to the enduring popularity of his work.
