NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE -- Written on the edge of the revolution that would claim his life, Federico Garcia Lorca's The House Of Bernarda Alba has long been seen as a metaphor for Spain under the thumb of Franco and his fascists.

But with Franco and his regime reduced to little more than historical footnotes, there must be some further explanation for the enduring popularity of a work that was written in 1936, premiered in 1945 and today, more than 50 years later, is considered a dramatic constant.
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