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Questions still linger about the future of the most significant collection of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera ...
The opera is in Spanish and Maza encourages people of all ages to come and see this important story “Come see this opera because if you haven’t been to an opera then you’re going to love it ...
San Diego Opera is poised to introduce its Frida Kahlo to the world this weekend in a Spanish-language opera that sings the praises of Mexico’s iconic artist in a fresh new way. Listen • 4:43 ...
Frida and Diego had a relationship that was legendary for its ups and downs, to put it mildly. They fought, took other partners, divorced, then remarried in San Francisco, where Rivera was ...
San Diego Opera’s visually stunning ‘Frida y Diego’ opera an insightful and musically rich world premiere The Spanish-language opera — composed by Gabriela Lena Frank, with a libretto by ...
A solid Spanish accent, like Alfred Molina uses to portray Diego Rivera in “Frida,” makes a performance all the more believable. A questionable one, however, like Al Pacino uses as Tony ...
San Francisco — The year was 1932. The setting, a hall occupied by the Philadelphia Grand Opera. The event: a ballet titled “H.P.” for “Horsepower,” a dance … ...
With the death of Diego Rivera in Mexico City last week at 70, the Western Hemisphere lost its most commanding painter and one of its thorniest personalities. A huge, suave, slow-moving, spherical ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art.
In the 1940s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera had a dream: to build a sacred place to preserve and display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art. The Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, which ...
It’s not uncommon for a painting by famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera to command a sizable price tag when put up for auction. “Mercado de flores (Mujer cargando un niño)” sold for $190,500 ...