Gustavo Dudamel - My fellow Angelenos, I welcome you to discover "Ay, Carmela" – written by José Sanchis Sinisterra with set design by Frank Gehry and a musical score by yours truly –
![Actress María Adánez during the photocall of '¡Ay, Carmela!', at the Teatro Bellas Artes, on April 4, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Actors Pepón Nieto and María Adánez star in the play '¡Ay, Actress María Adánez during the photocall of '¡Ay, Carmela!', at the Teatro Bellas Artes, on April 4, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Actors Pepón Nieto and María Adánez star in the play '¡Ay,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PJXXFH/actress-mara-adnez-during-the-photocall-of-ay-carmela!-at-the-teatro-bellas-artes-on-april-4-2023-in-madrid-spain-actors-pepn-nieto-and-mara-adnez-star-in-the-play-ay-carmela!-directed-by-jos-carlos-plaza-more-than-thirty-years-after-its-premiere-in-1987-ay-carmela!-is-one-of-the-most-performed-texts-in-national-and-international-theaters-the-play-was-taken-to-the-big-screen-in-1990-by-director-carlos-saura-which-received-numerous-goya-awards-in-its-5th-edition-including-best-film-best-director-best-actress-and-best-actor-in-a-leading-role-04-april-202-2PJXXFH.jpg)
Actress María Adánez during the photocall of '¡Ay, Carmela!', at the Teatro Bellas Artes, on April 4, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Actors Pepón Nieto and María Adánez star in the play '¡Ay,
![Journalist Valeria Vegas poses at the photocall prior to the preview of '¡Ay, Carmela! at the Teatro de Bellas Artes, on April 13, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Pepón Nieto and María Adánez Journalist Valeria Vegas poses at the photocall prior to the preview of '¡Ay, Carmela! at the Teatro de Bellas Artes, on April 13, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Pepón Nieto and María Adánez](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PMK1EB/journalist-valeria-vegas-poses-at-the-photocall-prior-to-the-preview-of-ay-carmela!-at-the-teatro-de-bellas-artes-on-april-13-2023-in-madrid-spain-pepn-nieto-and-mara-adnez-star-under-the-direction-of-jos-carlos-plaza-in-jos-sanchis-sinisterras-comedy-whose-film-adaptation-by-carlos-saura-won-the-goya-for-best-film-in-1991-the-play-is-set-in-the-battle-of-belchite-during-the-spanish-civil-war-when-two-troubadours-from-the-republican-side-mistakenly-cross-the-enemy-line-and-are-forced-to-improvise-a-theatrical-performance-for-the-national-side-13-april-2023theaterpreview-2PMK1EB.jpg)
Journalist Valeria Vegas poses at the photocall prior to the preview of '¡Ay, Carmela! at the Teatro de Bellas Artes, on April 13, 2023, in Madrid (Spain). Pepón Nieto and María Adánez
![The actress and daughter of Pablo Carbonell, Mafalda Carbonell, poses at the photocall prior to the preview of '¡Ay, Carmela! at the Teatro de Bellas Artes, on April 13, 2023, in Madrid ( The actress and daughter of Pablo Carbonell, Mafalda Carbonell, poses at the photocall prior to the preview of '¡Ay, Carmela! at the Teatro de Bellas Artes, on April 13, 2023, in Madrid (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PMK2EB/the-actress-and-daughter-of-pablo-carbonell-mafalda-carbonell-poses-at-the-photocall-prior-to-the-preview-of-ay-carmela!-at-the-teatro-de-bellas-artes-on-april-13-2023-in-madrid-spain-pepn-nieto-and-mara-adnez-star-under-the-direction-of-jos-carlos-plaza-in-jos-sanchis-sinisterras-comedy-whose-film-adaptation-by-carlos-saura-won-the-goya-for-best-film-in-1991-the-play-is-set-in-the-battle-of-belchite-during-the-spanish-civil-war-when-two-troubadours-from-the-republican-side-mistakenly-cross-the-enemy-line-and-are-forced-to-improvise-a-theatrical-performance-for-the-nation-2PMK2EB.jpg)