David Henry Hwang wrote the libretto to an opera by this composer about the love between Federico García Lorca and Margarita Xirgu, in which García Lorca is played by a woman. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this composer of the opera Ainadamar. This Massachusetts-based Argentine composer attempted to show the coexistence of cultures prior to the Reconquista in his song cycle Ayre (“EYE-reh”).
ANSWER: Osvaldo Golijov (“GO-lee-hoaf”) [or Osvaldo Noé Golijov]
[10m] Golijov came to prominence with a clarinet concerto inspired by this type of folk music, which inspired many melodies of Gustav Mahler and more recently a violin concerto by Noah Bendix-Balgley.
ANSWER: klezmer [prompt on Jewish folk music] (The violin concerto is Fidl-Fantazye.)
[10e] Golijov’s Azul was premiered by this Chinese-American cellist. Golijov has frequently collaborated with this man’s Silk Road Ensemble.
ANSWER: Yo-Yo Ma [or Mǎ Yǒuyǒu]
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