Mexico´s Wonder Woman: Long Beach Opera tells the tale of Frida Kahlo
(WorldNews Mexico)

Ever since her death in 1954, flamboyant Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, who was as notorious for her politics and sexual liaisons as she was for her paintings, has risen to the level of a cultural icon. She has also become a cottage industry with her image adorning everything imaginable from sequined handbags to dish towels. “The life of Frida Kahlo was an opera waiting to happen,� observed composer Robert Xavier Rodriguez prior to Long Beach Opera’s opening night performance of his opera, “Frida,� which took place Saturday in collaboration with the Museum of Latin American Art. LBO is the 15th company to present the work since...