Gabriela Lena Frank and Metropolitan Opera

American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico's painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera with libretto by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz.

Opera Synopsis

Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Alvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell.

Musical Direction

Yannick Nezet Seguin conducts the Met premiere of Frank's opera, a confident, richly imagined score, as noted by The New Yorker, that bursts with color and fresh individuality, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Production Details

The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego's paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker following her remarkable 2024 debut.

Broadcast Information

This is a live satellite broadcast direct from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Additional Information

New Production/MET Premiere