The New York Times – Music:
“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s fantasy about two titans of Mexican art, arrives at the Metropolitan Opera.
Category: Frank, Gabriela Lena
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Gabriela Lena Frank’s ‘Picaflor’ Wins Pulitzer for Music
The New York Times – Music:
Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Picaflor: A Future Myth,” premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, has won the prestigious award for music.
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San Francisco Becomes an Opera Capital
The New York Times – Music:
Audiences could take in works by Strauss and Kaija Saariaho, as well as a new one by Gabriela Lena Frank about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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From the Underworld to Our World: An Opera About Frida and Diego
The New York Times – Music:
Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s work at San Diego Opera puts the story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in the context of the Day of the Dead.
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Review: The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns, With Force
The New York Times – Music:
Carnegie Hall’s season-opening gala featured the ensemble and its music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in a program of heavy-handed light fare.
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Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale
The New York Times – Music:
Delayed by the pandemic in 2020, then again in January, the Philadelphia Orchestra brought a long-awaited Ninth Symphony to Carnegie Hall.