Gabriela Lena Frank's 1st Opera Debuts at Met With Frida Kahlo Reunion
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Updated · NPR · May 14
Gabriela Lena Frank's 1st Opera Debuts at Met With Frida Kahlo Reunion
8 articles · Updated · NPR · May 14
Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera has made its Metropolitan Opera debut, bringing a story centered on Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera to the New York stage.
The work follows Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to reunite with Rivera, framing the opera around the couple's bond and artistic legacy.
The Met debut marks a major milestone for Frank, whose first opera arrives at one of the world's highest-profile opera houses.
Fresh off a Pulitzer win, will Gabriela Lena Frank's opera prove itself as a masterpiece on the Met's grand stage?
How does this opera's fantastical plot reveal new truths about the legendary, painful love of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera?