El último sueño de Frida y Diego
March 21. 2026 - April 04. 2026
Upcoming Dates
March 21. 2026 - April 04. 2026
How would you spend a single day reunited with lost love? El último sueño de Frida y Diego
On the Day of the Dead, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo crosses over from the underworld for 24 short hours with Diego Rivera, who remains in the living world, alone and grieving her loss.
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents El último sueño de Frida y Diego, which had its critically acclaimed world premiere in 2022 and brings the legendary marriage — and revolutionary art — of Frida and Diego to the stage with vivid colors, surrealist touches, and lush, evocative music sung in Spanish and inspired by Mexican folk music traditions.
Director Lorena Maza and conductor Roberto Kalb invite audiences to join in the couple’s dreamlike journey through their memories of love, passion, and everything they created together.
- Language: Sung in Spanish with projected English titles
- Running Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
- Music by: Gabriela Lena Frank
- Libretto by: Nilo Cruz
Sponsors
Lyric’s presentation of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego is generously made possible by the Zell Family Foundation, the Pritzker Foundation, and Ethel Gofen.
Artists
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Daniela Mack
Frida (3/21, 24, 26, 29, 4/4)
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Stephanie Sanchez
Frida (4/1)
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Ana María Martínez
Catrina
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Alfredo Daza *
Diego
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Key'mon W. Murrah *
Leonardo
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Roberto Kalb *
Conductor
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Lorena Maza *
Director
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August Tye
Choreographer
Jorge Ballina *
Set Designer
Eloise Kazan *
Costume Designer
Victor Zapatero *
Lighting Designer
* Lyric debut
Credits
A coproduction of San Diego Opera and San Francisco Opera. Scenery constructed at San Diego Opera Scenic Studio. Costumes constructed at San Diego Opera Costume Shop.
Photo credit: John Shaw/Lyric Opera of Chicago