Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice myth\, the story depicts Frida Kahlo\, sung by leading mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard\, leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead and reuniting with Diego Rivera\, portrayed by baritone Carlos Á\;lvarez. 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. Countertenor Nils Wanderer as a young actor trapped in the underworld and soprano Gabriella Reyes as the Keeper of the Dead round out the cast.
\n\nThe vibrant new production\, taking enthusiastic inspiration from Frida and Diego'\;s paintings\, is directed and choreographed by Deborah Colker. Music Director Yannick Né\;zet-Sé\;guin 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). \;
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