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El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego
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Divided in life. United in eternity.
It's been three years since she passed. Now on the Day of the Dead in 1957, a lonely, ailing Diego Rivera makes a final wish: to see his wife Frida Kahlo once more. And the underworld heeds his call.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
Celebrating 100 years, San Francisco Opera is marking the occasion with an anniversary concert and the unveiling of the company´s first Spanish-language opera, “El último sueño de Frida y Diego”. The highly anticipated co-commissioned production by local composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz, depicts Diego´s journey through the underworld to reconnect with his dear departed Frida.
Laura Fraenza
SF/Arts Curator
We have been thrilling audiences in San Francisco since 1923. We are known for commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the world’s leading opera companies.
We have been thrilling audiences in San Francisco since 1923. We are known for commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the world’s leading opera companies.