Ep. 01 - A Reason to Sing: Mary Beth Nelson Zaros on Opera, Art & Motherhood | The Gravitas Podcast

Welcome to the very first episode of The Gravitas Podcast! Join me in entering other people’s worlds to explore what gives their lives substance, meaning and purpose. Our inaugural guest is Mary Beth Nelson Zaros, a mezzo-soprano who makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York this week in El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y Diego.  But what she finds even more meaningful is her new role as mother to her four-month-old daughter.We talk about doubt, discipline, beauty, Frida Kahlo, the beauty of motherhood. And of course, what gives life gravitas.Links from this episode:🎟 Tickets to El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego at the Metropolitan Opera: https://www.metopera.org/season/2025-26-season/el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/🎬 Can't make it to New York? The Metropolitan Opera offers cinema transmissions throughout the year. The live performance of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego will be transmitted to movie theaters worldwide on May 30: https://www.metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/2025-26-season/el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/ 🖼 Inspired by Frida? See the El Último Sueño collaboration exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5882Connect with Mary Beth: Instagram: @marybethnelsonzaros Website: marybethnelsonzaros.com Connect with Gravitas: Instagram: @GravitasPodcast X: @annafatashemin Newsletter: annafatashemin.substack.com/Write to me: [email protected] this conversation resonated with you, share it with someone who you think drives the world.