On Thursday evening May 21, beneath a crescent moon, Cubanacan opened its three-night run in Havana with great success.
An audience of over 400 — a mix of Cubans and Havana Bienal visitors from abroad — gave a standing ovation to the first new Cuban opera performed in Cuba in fifty years.
That same day this feature story by Michael Cooper appeared in the New York Times.

L-R: Che Guevara (Jose Verdera), Selma Diaz (Laura Ulloa), and Fidel Castro (Roger Quintana). With chorus.
Upcoming posts will provide further details, and more photos.
