New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Federico Garcia Lorca

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A new production at New York’s Metropolitan Opera sounds and looks different from anything presented at the venerable opera house before, featuring flamenco rhythms and dance. “Ainadamar” is an opera about famous Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca and the actress who was his muse. Jeff Lunden reports from New York.

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