July 10 Release: MET's 'Frida y Diego: The Last Dream' Full Performance Singing & Rehearsal Videos Unveiled! Drink Collaboration with 'Book Café&Bar Jukkai' Announced!

MET Live in HD brings the world's premier Metropolitan Opera (MET) performances from New York directly to movie screens across Japan.

As part of the ongoing 'MET Live in HD 2025–26 Season,' the new opera 'Frida y Diego: The Last Dream' by Gabriela Lena Frank (libretto: Nilo Cruz), inspired by the Mexican artist couple Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, will be screened nationwide from Friday, July 10 to Thursday, July 16! (Note: Toho Cinemas will extend screenings until Thursday, July 23 with a two-week run.)

What would you feel if a lost loved one suddenly reappeared before your eyes? Set on the 1957 Day of the Dead in Mexico, the story follows Diego Rivera, grieving the loss of his beloved wife Frida Kahlo, as she miraculously returns to him for just 24 hours. But she is bound by a strict rule…

The story, which inverts the narrative of the classic opera 'Orfeo ed Euridice,' is crafted by the acclaimed composer Gabriela Lena Frank—Grammy-nominated and 2026 Pulitzer Prize (Music) winner—and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz, forming a powerful creative duo.

Direction and choreography are by Deborah Colker, renowned for her work with Cirque du Soleil and the Rio Olympics opening ceremony. A world-class creative team has come together for this production.

Now, full singing clips from the performance and rare behind-the-scenes rehearsal footage are being unveiled!

Four singing clips have been released, including a grand scene featuring Gabriela Reyes as La Catrina, the guardian of the dead, whose voice blends with the choral ensemble of souls in the underworld, as well as a moving aria performed by Isabel Leonard in the role of Frida Kahlo.

Additionally, three vibrant rehearsal videos are now available: orchestra read-throughs, vocal rehearsals with the two lead performers, and dance practice sessions.

Don't miss this season's emotional finale—a must-see opera about love and the soul!

[Details of the 'Frida y Diego: The Last Dream' Collaboration Campaign]

★ Drink Collaboration with 'Book Café&Bar Jukkai'!

'Book Café&Bar Jukkai' will offer a special cocktail titled 'Duende'—inspired by the love story of Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera.

Present your movie ticket stub or digital ticket screen for 'Frida y Diego: The Last Dream' to receive a 50% discount on your cover charge upon entry! (Alcoholic beverages only will be served.)

[Period] Friday, July 10 – Thursday, July 23

[Book Café&Bar Jukkai] B2F, Ginza MS Building, 5-1-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

https://www.shochiku.co.jp/met/news/7538/

Work No. 8: Gabriela Lena Frank's 'Frida y Diego: The Last Dream' – MET Premiere

◆ Screening Period: Friday, July 10 – Thursday, July 16 (Toho Cinemas only: extended until Thursday, July 23 with a two-week run)

◆ Screening Theaters: 21 theaters nationwide, including Toho Cinemas and Shinjuku Piccadilly

[Conductor] Yannick Nézet-Séguin [Director/Choreographer] Deborah Colker

[Cast] Isabel Leonard, Carlos Álvarez, Nils van der Linden, Gabriela Reyes, and others

[MET Performance Date] May 30, 2026 [Runtime] 2 hours 36 minutes (one intermission)

★ Synopsis

Mexico, Day of the Dead, 1957. Three years after the death of his wife Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera is tormented by aging and grief, longing to see her again. Meanwhile, Frida has found peace in the afterlife, but La Catrina, guardian of the dead, insists she must accompany Diego at the end of his life. Reluctantly, Frida agrees to return to the living world for 24 hours. The two artist-spouses share a deeply emotional reunion. However, Frida is bound by a rule: she must not touch the living…