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 {…}
(Photo credit: Erik Castro) Composer Gabriela Lena Frank has withdrawn from the premiere of her newest work with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Following the two killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by ICE officers, Frank concluded she would not feel safe traveling to the state. The SPCO has chosen to postpone the Jan. {…}
(© Erik Castro) Musical America Worldwide has named Gabriela Lena Frank, the composer of “El último sueño de Frida y Diego,” as its 2026 Composer of the Year. Frank, a Latin Grammy Award winner who has also been Grammy nominated as both a composer and pianist, is also a Guggenheim Fellowship, a USA Artist Fellowship, and was elected to the {…}
For its 2024-25 home season, Ensemble for These Times presents “Women in Transit.” This article only includes vocal performances. Opening the 17th anniversary season is “In Motion.” The concert features world premieres by Ursula Kwong-Brown, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Mary Bianco, as well as works by Benjamin Britten, York Bowen, Lisa Bielawa, Vivian Fung, Sage Shurman, and Zhou Tian, with {…}
Orchestra of St. Luke’s will dedicate its third season of “Music in Color,” a program which, according to the press release, aims to highlight the “works and lives of composers of color,” to American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Frank is of Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian Jewish descent. The program will be held in partnership with Carnegie Hall’s festival “Migrations: The Making of {…}