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The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (2026)

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American composer Gabriela Lena Frank makes her Met debut with her first opera, a magical realist portrait of the Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The libretto is by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nilo Cruz. Inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the story follows Frida, sung by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, as she leaves the underworld on the Day of the Dead and is reunited with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez.

Calendar icon Premiere
30 May 2026 (in 14 days)
Director icon Director
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Cast icon Cast
Isabel Leonard, Gabriella Reyes, Nils Wanderer, Carlos Álvarez
Globe icon Countries
United States
Languages icon Languages
Spanish, English
Versions icon Available Versions
None
Open-Air icon Open-Air Showtimes
No