The Met Opera HD|LIVE: EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO
Saturday, May 30, 11am
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
$35 General Admission | $30 AF Member
About the Film
Opera | 170 MIN
On May 30, the Metropolitan Opera’s 2025–26 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of American composer Gabriela Lena Frank’s first opera, a magical-realist portrait of Mexico’s painterly power couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, with libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, the story depicts Frida, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego, portrayed by baritone Carlos Álvarez. The famously feuding pair briefly relive their tumultuous love, embracing both the passion and the pain before bidding the land of the living a final farewell. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Met-premiere staging of Frank’s opera, a “confident, richly imagined score” (The New Yorker) that “bursts with color and fresh individuality” (Los Angeles Times). The vibrant new production, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego’s paintings, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker. This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.
Composer |
Gabriela Lena Frank |
Librettist |
Nilo Cruz |
Event Details
The Metropolitan Opera’s award-winning series of live movie theater transmissions brings world-class opera productions direct from the Met stage in New York to cinemas around the globe.
These broadcasts are designed to give audience members an “insider’s view” of the production, enhancing the experience beyond the performance itself.
Key behind-the-scenes elements typically include:
- Backstage Footage: Live feeds that show the action behind the curtain.
- Interviews: Exclusive, in-depth conversations with the stars of the opera.
- Intermissions: Specially produced content that gives context to the production, often including interviews with directors or designers.
