La Golondrina (Repertorio Español) NYC Reviews and Tickets

88%

(142 Ratings)

Positive

100%

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Members say

Absorbing, Great acting, Great writing, Intense, Relevant

About the Show

A young man seeks out singing lessons from a respected coach, who sees herself in his song choice.

Ms. Amelia, a perfectionist, well-regarded vocal coach, begins seeing student Ramon, a young man who wants to improve his vocal technique to sing a tribute at his newly deceased mother’s memorial service. The chosen song, “La Golondrina,” has a great significance for him and, evidently, for Amelia, who, despite her initial hesitance, agrees to give him a lesson. As the afternoon progresses, the two characters unravel the details of their past, deeply marked by a terrorist attack in a bar.

Performed in Spanish with English closed captions devices.

Show-Score Member Reviews (138)

100

Must see, Masterful, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if You appreciate a profound play told w/ ethos, humor & deep emotion. Fabulous acting, staging & writing. One of the Best plays I've seen!

Don't see it if You don't speak Spanish OR prefer not to read the dialogue in translation on a video device.Very easy to follow this play w the translation.

100

Delightful, Clever

See it if you want a toughing and moved story

Don't see it if you don't like to guess the truth behind the story too easily.

100

Intense, Must see, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you are open to experiencing intense human suffering and heartfelt redemption between two deeply connected characters. I was very moved.

Don't see it if you are not comfortable with two characters with raw psychological trauma and overwhelming sadness seeking understanding and forgiveness.

100

Relevant, Must see, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting

See it if you are up for a heartbreaking show with an unexpected turn. I don't think there was a dry eye in the theater that day... Great acting!

Don't see it if you don't understand Spanish and looking at subtitles bothers you. Read more

100

Profound, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You want to be immersed in a beautiful sad story with great actors and different plot twists.

Don't see it if You are not comfortable with english subtitles and sensitive topics as shootings.

Great writing, Relevant, Intelligent, Intense, Great acting

See it if you do not want to miss the best off off Broadway two-hander of the season. Riveting with both light and heart wrenching dialogue.

Don't see it if you do not like small productions or are triggered by discussion of the senseless violence of shooting innocent people in recent hate crimes Read more

Great acting, Profound humane and relatable, Spanish somewhat distracting but well worth it, Wonderfully paced plot reveals, Masterful meticulous layered writing

See it if The eponymous swallow cries for acceptance from his mother. Profound and moving with a universal message about love & mourning.

Don't see it if Seat translation tablets require a quick eye to observe the great acting. Set design was low budget and unimpressive.

Profound, Great staging, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You are up to experience a well-structured story of gay love and what they all must still go through to be themselves.

Don't see it if You only want to be entertained, although the comic relief of this sad story is also a lot of fun and very refreshing.

Critic Reviews (1)

“ ‘La Golondrina’ by Guillem Clua, is a beautiful story about how support arrives in sometimes the most surprising ways.”
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