Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Pacific Opera Victoria’s 2024 production of Golijov’s Ainadamar
February 21 - 27 at the Royal Theatre
Tickets are on sale for Ainadamar - pacificopera.ca/event/ainadamar

Cast in order of vocal appearance
Margarita Xirgu | Miriam Khalil
Nuria | Sarah Shafer
Federico Garcia Lorca | Hanna Hipp
Ruiz Alonso | Alfredo Tejada
Jose Tripaldi | Neil Craighead
Torero | Tim Carter
Maestro | Louis Dillon
Voices of the Fountain: | Chelsea Kutyn & Cassidy Stahr
With the Victoria Symphony, the Pacific Opera Chorus, members of the Victoria Children’s Choir and dancers from Alma de España Flamenco Dance Company.

Creative Team
Conductor & Chorus Master | Giuseppe Pietraroia
Stage Director | Brian Staufenbiel
Original Choreography | Rocio Vadillo
Victoria Choreography | Veronica Maguire
Set Design | Pierre Charbel Massoud & Brian Staufenbiel
Costume Design | Dominique Guindon
Lighting Design | Claude Accolas
Video Design | David Murakami
Associate Video Designer | Sam Clevenger
Sound Engineer | Gordon Heal
Accompanist & Victoria Children’s Choir Concert Choir Collaborative Artist
| Kimberley-Ann Bartczak
Women in Musical Leadership Assistant Conductor | Maria Fuller
Victoria Children’s Choir Artistic Director | David Stratkauskas
Victoria Children’s Choir Concert Choir Manager | Lindsey Schneider
Stage Manager | Bonni Baynton
Assistant Stage Manager | Sara Robb
Assistant Stage Manager | Katerina Sokyrko
Apprentice Stage Manager | Taylor Cormack


Royal Theatre Stage Employees and Running Crew, Members of IATSE Local 168