Director David Bracamonte talks about his upcoming production of Scalia / Ginsburg
Opera del Sol’s presentation of Scalia/Ginsburg comes to Central Florida amidst election year, bringing timely and conversation-sparking art revolving around a friendship which hopped the political divide. People have long been fascinated by the surprising but genuine friendship between Supreme Court Justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia. Now they can explore the relationship during an evening at the opera where their comradery and shared love of opera will be on display. Scalia/Ginsburg Director, David Bracamonte, sat down with Opera del Sol to discuss the importance of a work such as Scalia/Ginsburg in the modern political climate, the ways in which the opera is uniting classical music with a modern audience, and what to expect from an opera with such unexpected and intriguing source material.