CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI -- Macomb Center for the Performing Arts was the first of three stops for Frida, a co-production of Michigan Opera Theatre and the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts about the ups and downs of Frida Kahlo life.
Sung both in English and Spanish, Frida is about the exciting and colorful adventures of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, including her time spent in the U.S., her complex relationship with artist Diego Rivera and her last day alive. The music was created by Robert Xavier Rodriguez.
Catalina Cuervo, who plays Kahlo, sings passionately alongside Ricardo Herrera, who performs as Diego Rivera, and many other talented singers who depict prominent roles in Kahlo's life.
Frida will be performed at two more venues this month.
Click here for more information about The Berman Center for the Performing Arts performances on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m.
The last performances will be held at the Detroit Film Theater - Detroit Institute of the Arts on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 28 at 2:30 p.m.
Detroit has a special relationship with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera as the Detroit Institute of Art, or the DIA, is home to one of the largest Mexican murals in the U.S., the Detroit Industry fresco. The 27-panel mural depicts Detroit's growing industry and technology, at the time, as the city's inherent culture.
To learn more about Kahlo and Rivera, visit the new exhibit at the DIA called Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit focusing on the year the couple spent living and creating in the Motor City. The exhibit is open to the public starting Sunday, March 15, and ending Sunday, July 12.