Date/Time
Date(s) - August 2, 2025 - August 16, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm -
Location
West Edge Opera
Dolores, composed by Nicolás Lell Benavides, libretto by Marella Martin Koch, is the first full length commission that was created and developed through West Edge Opera’s Aperture Program. The opera takes us on the personal journey of Chicano Civil Rights activist and icon Dolores Huerta, her tireless work alongside Cesar Chavez, Larry Itliong during the Delano Grape Strike, and her advocacy to get Robert F. Kennedy elected. With the assassination of Senator Kennedy, the nation lost a leader, the movement lost an ally, and Dolores lost a friend.
Dolores Huerta is an iconic labor leader and activist who took on the fight for civil rights during the 1968 Delano Grape Strike. With Cesar Chavez and Larry Itliong, Huerta’s tireless fight for workers’ rights leads all the way to the White House. Her resilience in the face of adversity, and her profound impact on social justice in America changed history, reminding us that the fight for justice is ongoing and that one person’s courage can ignite a movement.