Composer

No one was more “All for Art” than the incredible Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, and her life story takes Steinmetz Hall by storm this January as Opera Orlando presents Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s operatic celebration of the artist in Frida. This poetic and beautiful retelling of Frida’s life reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her experiences: her childhood during the Mexican Revolution; a devastating accident at age eighteen that left her crippled and unable to bear children; her tempestuous marriage to muralist Diego Rivera and intermittent love affairs; her association with the Communist Party; her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture; and her dramatic love of spectacle.

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Frida

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Robert Rodriguez's opera is a beautiful, yet unflinching musical portrait of the life of one of the world's most iconic artists.

Leeds Beckett University

Join us in the lobby of the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson for a program including music performed and composed by José Gonzalez Granero, a recently debuted world premiere and exciting selections curated by the ensemble.

On the Road: Landscapes Chamber Ensemble at Center for the Arts

Center for the Arts

Chamber Music: Landscapes

Walk Festival Hall

A show you won't want to miss! Opera Cultura presents the Northern California premiere of the bilingual opera Frida by Mexican-American composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez. The highly-regarded opera, which incorporates music from Mexican folk traditions, tells the dramatic story of the life of Frida Kahlo - one of the most visionary and iconic artists of the twentieth century. THE STORY Sung in both Spanish and English, Frida is the story of renowned Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, wife of the country’s great muralist Diego Rivera. Her tortured life unfolds in a flowing succession of scenes. Diego’s preoccupation with art and other women shrivel Frida’s soul and her demands for love drain him; they need one another desperately. Divorce is imminent. Frida’s health deteriorates; only painting permits emotional release, translating her agonies into a series of canvases. Her fate is to live alone, engulfed by pain, but her paintings live forever, reflecting hidden dreams and inspiring courage to transcend conventional boundaries.

Robert Xavier Rodriguez

Composer

Events

26 - 28 Jan, 2024

Frida · Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

26 - 28 Jan, 2024

Frida · Opera Orlando

Aug 29 - Sep 2, 2023

Frida · Northern Opera Group

Jul 20, 2023

On the Road: Landscapes Chamber Ensemble at Center for the Arts · Grand Teton Music Festival

Jul 19, 2023

Chamber Music: Landscapes · Grand Teton Music Festival

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