David Henry Hwang and Andreas Mitisek to Discuss Ainadamar at LACMA

Andreas Mitisek, Artistic and General Director of Long Beach Opera, will interview Tony award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang on Saturday, May 5 at 4pm, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

The event is being held in conjunction with LBO’s new production of Ainadamar written by Hwang and Osvaldo Goiljov and to be directed by Mitisek, to run May 20 at 7pm and May 26 at 8pm at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach.

Hwang will discuss the liberetto for the opera, which is based on the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca and his murder by Fascists during the Spanish Civil War, among other topics. There will also be excerpts from the opera performed by LBO cast members, followed by an audience Q&A.

For tickets and information, call 562-432-5934 or visit www.longbeachopera.org.