The Met’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling

Carlos Álvarez (Diego) and Isabel Leonard (Frida)

Gabriella Reyes (Catrina)

Isabel Leonard (Frida)

Carlos Álvarez (Diego) and Isabel Leonard (Frida)

El último sueño de Frida y Diego

By David Wolfson, 23 May 2026

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“the soprano role of Catrina is written as an absolute scene-stealer”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 22 May 2026

Frank, El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego)

Metropolitan Opera

Steven Osgood, Conductor

Deborah Colker, Director, Choreography

Jon Bausor, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Adam Silverman, Lighting Designer

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Wilberth Gonzalez, Costume Designer

Isabel Leonard, Frida Kahlo

Carlos Álvarez, Diego Rivera

Gabriella Reyes, Catrina

Nils Wanderer, Leonardo

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David Wolfson

David Wolfson holds a PhD in composition from Rutgers University, and has taught at Rutgers University, Montclair State University and Hunter College. He is enjoying an eclectic career, having composed opera, musical theatre, touring children’s musicals, and incidental music for plays; choral music, band music, orchestral music, chamber music, art songs, and music for solo piano; comedy songs, cabaret songs and one memorable score for an amusement park big-headed-costumed-character show. You can find more information here.

The Met Opera’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling