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El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

MET Opera Live in HD 2025-2026

,Cinema 2
A figure standing in front of a towering, red tree-like structure

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 Nilo Cruz.

Fashioned as a reversal of the Orpheus and Euridice 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, with libretto by Putlitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz.

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Ticket prices

Standard
£20 *
* Excludes £1.50 booking fee

Booking fees

£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

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Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
Beech Street
London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.