In the American composer and occasional pianist Gabriela Lena Frank’s 2022 magical-realist opera, the plot unfolds as an inverted Orpheus and Eurydice tale: on the Day of the Dead, Kahlo returns from the underworld to visit her husband for one final embrace, confrontation, and farewell. Conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a man committed to all things new, the production directed by Deborah Colker features the inexhaustibly imaginative vocal technique of the mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard and the distinguished baritone Carlos Álvarez in the respective title roles.
Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Cast:
Catrina................................ Gabriella Reyes
Frida..................................... Isabel Leonard
Leonardo............................. Nils Wanderer
Diego ...................................Carlos Álvarez
Creators:
set designer, costumes Jon Bausor
lighting Adam Silverman
director Deborah Colker
The broadcast will be sung in the original language, and shown with Hungarian and English subtitles.
The ‘Metropolitan Opera Live in HD’ transmissions have been made possible through the cooperation of our partner, liveincinema.eu s.r.o.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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