The Metropolitan Opera: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

Description

The film presents the opera "El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego," created by American composer Gabriela Lena Frank and featuring a libretto by Nilo Cruz. It offers a unique interpretation of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's relationship, framed as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth. The narrative follows Frida as she leaves the underworld on the Day of the Dead to reconnect with Diego. As they briefly revisit their tumultuous love, they confront both the intensity of their passion and the pain of their past. The cast includes Isabel Leonard and Carlos Álvarez. Under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met-premiere staging showcases a score noted for its richness and individuality. The couple's reunion is marked by both tenderness and unresolved conflict, leaving them to face the inevitable separation from the living world once more.