Oper Frankfurt’s 2026/27 Season
Oper Frankfurt will celebrate Bernd Loebe’s 25th anniversary as Intendant and General Manager during the 2026/27 season. Since his appointment in 2002, Oper Frankfurt has been voted Opera House of the Year six times by Opernwelt and Opera Company of the Year in 2013 at the first-ever International Opera Awards in London. Loebe won the IOA’s 2018 Leadership in Opera Award. His contract with Oper Frankfurt has been extended to 2028.
New Productions
Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa with Karsten Januschke conducting and directed by Matthew Wild premieres on 13 September 2026.
Mozart’s Zaide with George Petrou conducting and directed by David Hermann premieres on 30 September 2026.
Handel’s Ottone with Václav Luks conducting and directed by Jetske Mijnssen premieres on 11 October 2026.
Chausson’s Le roi Arthus with Thomas Guggeis conducting and directed by Manuel Schmitt premieres on 8 November 2026.
Verdi ’s Un ballo in maschera with Thomas Guggeis/Simone Di Felice conducting and directed by Andrea Breth premieres on 6 December 2026.
Handel’s Flavio with Karsten Januschke conducting and directed by Tilmann Köhler has its Frankfurt premiere 19 December 2026.
Prokofiev’s Love of the Three Oranges with Patrick Hahn conducting and directed by Damiano Michieletto premieres on 14 February 2027.
Sebastian Schwab’s Skaterherz with Lukas Rommelspacher conducting and directed by Max Koch has its world premiere on 20 February 2027.
Respighi’s La fiamma with Francesco Lanzillotta/Simone Di Felice conducting and directed by Hans Walter Richter has its Frankfurt premieres on 14 March 2027.
Martinů’s The Greek Passion with Thomas Guggeis conducting and directed by Mathew Wild has its Frankfurt premiere on 25 April 2027.
Lucia Ronchetti’s Battaglia oder Die Frauen von Palermo with Michael Wendeberg conducting and directed by Claus Guth has its world premiere on 6 June 2027.
Revivals
Puccini’s Turandot with Simone Di Felice conducting and directed by Andrea Breth has its season premiere on 22 August 2026.
Mozart’s Così fan tutte with Takeshi Moriuchi/Alden Gatt conducting and directed by Mariame Clément has its season premiere on 22 August 2026.
Warten auf Heute, a triple bill of Schoenberg’s Von Heute auf Morgen, his Erwartung and Frank Martin’s Sech Monologue auf ‘Jederman’ with Tim Anderson conducting and directed by David Hermann has its season premiere on 19 September 2026.
Rossini’s Tancredi with Giuliano Carella conducting and directed by Manuel Schmitt has its season premiere on 16 October 2026.
Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel with Alden Gatt /Thomas Guggeis conducting and directed by Keither Warner has its season premiere on 13 November 2026.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve with Takeshi Moriuchi conducting and directed by Christof Loy has its season premiere on 11 December 2026.
Wagner’s Tannhäuser with Jonathan Darlington conducting and directed by Matthew Wild has its season premiere on 17 January 2027.
Richard Strauss’s Salome with Lothar Koenigs conducting and directed by Barrie Kosky has its season premiere on 23 January 2027.
Handel’s Alcina with Julia Jones conducting and directed by Johannes Erath has its season premiere on 20 February 2027.
Wagner’s Die Walküre with Thomas Guggeis conducting and directed by Vera Nemirova has its season premiere on 26 March 2027.
Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Thomas Guggeis conducting and directed by Vera Nemirova has its season premiere on 4 April 2027.
Adolphe Adam’s Le postillon de Lonjemeau with Benjamin Reiners conducting and directed by Hans Walter Richter has its season premiere on 7 May 2027.
Verdi’s Aida with Pier Giorgio Morandi conducting and directed by Lydia Steier has its season premiere on 15 May 2027.
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites with Giedrė Šlekytė conducting and directed by Claus Guth has its season premiere on 13 June 2027.
Recitals
Louise Adler (soprano) and Mauro Peter (tenor) with Joseph Middleton (piano) on 8 September 2026
Kelsey Lauritano (mezzo-soprano) with Alden Gatt (piano) on 3 November 2026
Kristina Mkhitaryan (soprano) with Sasha Yankevych (piano) on 15 December 2026
Johannes Martin Kränzle (baritone) with Hilko Dumno (piano) on 12 January 2027
Ismael Jordi (tenor) with Rubén Fernández Aguirre (piano) on 9 March 2027
Xabier Anduaga (tenor) and Maciej Pikulski (piano) on 20 April 2027
Christina Nilsson (soprano) with Magnus Svensson (piano) on 18 May 2027
Huw Montague Rendall (baritone) and Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano) on 1 June 2027
Rick Perdian
For more information on Oper Frankfurt’s 2026/27 (in German), click here.