presents
Opera in two acts by Gabriela Lena Frank
Libretto by Nilo Cruz
CAST
(in order of vocal appearance)
First Villager Ryan Wolfe †
Second Villager Anthony León †
Third Villager Alan Williams †
Diego Rivera Alfredo Daza
Catrina Ana María Martínez
Frida Kahlo Daniela Mack
Young Man Anthony León †
Leonardo Key'mon W. Murrah *
Guadalupe Ponti Sarabeth Belón *
First Frida Image Abi Levis * ‡
Second Frida Image Madeleine Lyon †
Third Frida Image Sarah Saturnino †
CREATIVE TEAM
CONDUCTOR Lina González-Granados
Director Lorena Maza *
SCENIC DESIGNER Jorge Ballina *
COSTUME DESIGNER Eloise Kazan *
LIGHTING DESIGNER Victor Zapatero *
Chorus Director Jeremy Frank
Choreographer Ruby Tagle Willingham *
STAGE MANAGER Whitney McAnally
Assistant Director Lisa Kable-Blanchard
pROMPTER Teresa Rodriguez
MUSICAL PREPARATION
Manuel Arellano †
Teresa Rodriguez
Nicholas Roehler ‡
Nathan Salazar
* LA OPERA DEBUT
† MEMBER OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
‡ ALUMNUS OF THE DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Eloise Kazan is a member of
the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte
(Mexican Network of Art Creators).
Artists subject to change
Production made possible
by generous support from
Bernard A. and Lenore S. Greenberg Opera Fund
Margo Leavin
Additional support provided by
a consortium of generous donors to
LA Opera’s Contemporary Opera Initiative,
chaired by Barry and Nancy Sanders
LA Opera Orchestra
generously underwritten by
Terri and Jerry Kohl
The running time is approximately two hours and 20 minutes, including one intermission.
Supertitles written by Bruce Stasnya.
Pre-performance talks by Dr. Tiffany Kuo. Pre-performance talks are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.
El último sueño de Frida y Diego by Gabriella Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners.
Commissioned and produced by San Diego Opera, San Francisco Opera, Fort Worth Opera, and DePauw University, School of Music, with generous support from the University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts.
Co-production of San Diego Opera and San Francisco Opera. Scenery and costumes constructed at the San Diego Opera Scenic Studio and Costume Shop. Additional costumes constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Costume Shop. Wigs constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Wig & Make-Up Department.
Please refrain from talking during the performance, and turn off all cell phones, electronic devices and watch alarms. If you are using an assistive hearing device, or are attending with someone who is, please make sure that it is set to an appropriate level to avoid distracting audio feedback. Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the house management. The use of cameras and recording equipment is strictly prohibited. Your use of a ticket acknowledges your willingness to appear in photographs taken in public areas of the Music Center and releases the Center and its lessees and others from liability resulting from use of such photographs.
