Lina González-Granados '14 MM, '15 GD Featured in The Los Angeles Times' "LA Vanguardia"

Congratulations to Lina González-Granados '14 MM, '15 GD for being featured in the Los Angeles Times' LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators and power players breaking through barriers.

When conductor González-Granados was a little girl, she joined a traditional Spanish “tuna” in her hometown of Cali, Colombia. She dressed in an elaborate cloak, wielded a guitar and castanets and, when it was her turn to step into the center of the group and dance, did her best to master complex choreography. She also learned that music-making is joyful, communal and physical — and that she had talent and a good ear. Today, the 36-year-old González-Granados still makes music with her peers in a uniquely physical way. She joined L.A. Opera as its new resident conductor in September, opening its season with a bold production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” winning over audiences with a robust, fluid conducting style. “Opera belongs to all of us,” she says, adding that she is interested in bringing a major Latin American opera to the stage in L.A. — Catherine Womack

Congratulations Lina!

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