Kristina Mkhitaryan, Louise Alder, Xabier Anduaga, Christina Nilsson Headline Oper Frankfurt 2026-27 Season

Oper Frankfurt has announced its 2026-27 season, marking Intendant Bernd Loebe’s 25th season with the company. New Productions Karsten Januschke conducts Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” in a Frankfurt premiere, directed by Matthew Wild with set and costume designs by Herbert Murauer. Petr Sokolov, Nombulelo Yende, Alexander Roslavets, Mikhail Pirogov, Karolina Makuła, Jarrett Porter, Jihun Hong, and Kudaibergen Abildin make up the cast. {…}

Oper Frankfurt 2025-26 Review: Amor vien dal destino

(Photo: Matthias Baus) Although Agostino Steffani’s music has enjoyed intermittent modern attention—most notably through Cecilia Bartoli’s influential album—fully staged performances of his operas remain strikingly scarce. Written in the 1690s for Hannover, but first performed only in 1709 at the Düsseldorf court, “Amor vien dal destino” stands at a stylistic crossroads. Italianate vocal expressivity, French-influenced orchestral color, and the emerging {…}