The Metropolitan Opera Announces Events Leading Up to the Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank & Nilo Cruz’s ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’

(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a celebration of Mexican culture in New York City in support of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s opera, “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.” Partnerships include restaurants, museums, and even a cemetery. Throughout the month of May, Mexican and Hispanic restaurants across New York City spotlight the {…}

Apr 12, 2026

The Metropolitan Opera, Death of Classical, & The Green-Wood Cemetery Present ‘Frida, Diego, and the Day of the Dead’

Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery are partnering with the Metropolitan Opera in a celebration of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s opera,“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” opening at the Met on May 14. “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” imagines a reunion between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera on Día de los Muertos (Day of {…}

Mar 17, 2026

Isabel Leonard & Carlos Álvarez Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. The opera will be directed by Deborah Colker and conducted by Music Director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The opera will star Isabel Leonard stars as Kahlo alongside Baritone Carlos Álvarez as Rivera. They will be joined by soprano {…}

Mar 4, 2026

Museum of Modern Art & Met Opera Present ‘Frida and Diego: The Last Dream’

The Museum of Modern Art will open “Frida and Diego: The Last Dream,” an exhibition of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from MoMA’s permanent collection, on March 21, running through September 12, 2026. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” which runs May 14 through June {…}

Feb 19, 2025

Joyce DiDonato, Asmik Grigorian, Piotr Beczala, Sonya Yoncheva, Lisette Oropesa Headline Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 Season

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. New Productions The season opens on a Sunday with Mason Bates and Gene Scheer’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” in its Met Opera premiere. Bartlett Sher directs and Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a cast starring Lauren Snouffer, Sun-Ly Pierce, Miles Mykkanen, Patrick Carfizzi, Craig Colclough, and Andrzej Filoncyzk. Performance Dates: Sept. {…}

Mar 19, 2024

Opera Omaha to Present ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

Opera Omaha is set to produce “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” this May. The production, which opens on May 3 and runs through the fifth, will be the first Spanish-language opera that the company produces. This is also the fourth production of the Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz Opera and the first outside of California following its {…}

May 3, 2023

San Francisco Opera to Present ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

(Credit: Karli Cadel/San Diego Opera) The San Francisco Opera is set to present the Bay Area premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego” by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz. The opera, which is a San Francisco Opera co-commission and the Company’s first Spanish-language opera, will be presented from June 13 to 30 at the War Memorial Opera {…}

Oct 2, 2022

Q & A: Guadalupe Paz & Alfredo Daza in ‘El último sueño de Frida y Diego’

San Diego Opera presents the world premiere of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego / The Last Dream of Frida and Diego” on October 29, 2022, by Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Nilo Cruz. The show features mezzo-soprano Guadalupe Paz in the lead role as iconic painter Frida Kahlo and baritone Alfredo Daza as {…}