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Frankfurt am MainMazeppaNew production

Petr Sokolov (Mazeppa) and Nombulelo Yende (Mariya) © Xiomara Bender
Tchaikovsky: Mazeppa
Karsten Januschke; Matthew Wild; Oper Frankfurt; Herbert Murauer; Jan Hartmann; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt am MainTurandot

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Puccini: Turandot
Simone Di Felice; Andrea Breth; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Ursula Renzenbrink; Alexander Koppelmann; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt am MainTancredi

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Rossini: Tancredi
Giuliano Carella; Manuel Schmitt; Oper Frankfurt; Bernhard Siegl; Raphaela Rose; Joachim Klein; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt am MainLe Roi ArthusNew production

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Chausson: Le Roi Arthus
Thomas Guggeis; Manuel Schmitt; Oper Frankfurt; Bernhard Siegl; Raphaela Rose; Joachim Klein; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt am MainUn ballo in mascheraNew production

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Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Simone Di Felice; Andrea Breth; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Petra Reinhardt; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra; Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Frankfurt am MainDie Nacht vor Weihnachten

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Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve
Takeshi Moriuchi; Christof Loy; Oper Frankfurt; Johannes Leiacker; Ursula Renzenbrink; Olaf Winter; Opera Frankfurt Orchestra
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Tchaikovsky Noir: Mazeppa gets the gangster treatment in Frankfurt

Petr Sokolov (Mazeppa) and Nombulelo Yende (Mariya) © Xiomara Bender

The gritty realism of Matthew Wild’s updated production can’t quite save Tchaikovsky’s historic drama in its Frankfurt premiere. 

***11
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It's party time onstage: Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at Oper Frankfurt

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade makes a welcome rare appearance, with a great time had by everyone onstage and off.
***11
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Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt

Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.
*****
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Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt

Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.
****1
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Iain Paterson's Dutchman drops anchor in Frankfurt

Iain Paterson's house debut as the Holländer was sufficient reason to drop anchor in the Main for this revival of David Bösch's 2015 production. 
***11
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A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

Oper Frankfurt's new production of Rigoletto focuses on the dark side of the tragedy with excellent singing from the two principals.
****1
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