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Jacques Offenbach composed more than 100 operas and operettas, most of them with unique wit and biting satire, original and inspired. At the end of his illustrious career in Paris, which stretched over five decades, he turned to his most ambitious operatic work Les Contes d’Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), an opéra fantastique based on a play that premiered in 1881.

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Bebelplatz

Pierre Boulez catapulted himself to the forefront of music pioneers in 1955 with his chamber cantata »Le marteau sans maître« (The Hammer Without a Master). Top young talents such as Ema Nikolovska and Sean Shibe, both Elbphilharmonie FAST LANE artists, juxtapose the Boulez with works by the next generation and the generation after that as part of the Hamburg International Music Festival with the motto »Future«: »12 Caprices« by James Dillon and »Bel Canto« by Cassandra Miller, which is dedicated to the opera diva Maria Callas.

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Boulez and the Young Generation

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Tippet Rise is delighted to welcome Canadian-Macedonian mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska and Indian-American pianist Kunal Lahiry to the art center for their debut. Both BBC New Generation Artists, they will perform a program titled Devotions, inspired by love and nature, with songs by Priaulx Rainier, Aaron Copland, Schubert, Prokofiev, Emily Doolittle, Oliver Messian, and George Crumb, in addition to the US premiere of Korean-American composer, pianist, and YouTuber Nahre Sol’s Apperceptive Algorithms.

Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano, Kunal Lahiry, piano

Tippet Rise Art Center

Macedonian-Canadian mezzo-soprano, Ema Nikolovska makes her American recital debut with the Series in 2024. Already a mainstay on world opera stages, this will be the first time American audiences get to hear this once-in-a-generation voice in recital.

Nikolovska was the winner of the 2022 BBT Award, and has been a BBC New Generation Artist (2019-2022). In 2019 she won first prize at the International Vocal Competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Ferrier Loveday Song Prize (Kathleen Ferrier Awards), and was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International Auditions.

Ema Nikolovska, Mezzo-soprano: American Recital Debut

Folly Theater

For Figaro and Susanna, it was supposed to be the most beautiful day of their lives: their wedding day. But their employer, Count Almaviva, who is equally in love with Susanna, does everything he can to delay the wedding. Twenty-four turbulent hours begin, in which the power of Eros throws every character in the play into confusing emotional states. Director Jan Philipp Gloger sets Mozart’s masterpiece in the present day, highlighting the way a supposedly irresistible man gets ensnared in a complex code of conduct designed to prevent abuse of power and sexual assault.

The Marriage of Figaro

Zurich Opera House

Imagine being immortal and witnessing four centuries of history firsthand—first as a man, then as a woman...

Or­lan­do

Schiller Theater

Freude! Music Director Gustavo Gimeno brings the season to its close with Beethoven’s triumphant Ninth Symphony. Joined by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and a stellar cast of soloists, this Masterworks finale delivers the ultimate “Ode to Joy,” bringing us all together in jubilant celebration.

Mezzo-soprano

Ema Nikolovska

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 16, 2025 - Mar 22, 2026

Les Contes d’Hoffmann · Staatsoper Berlin

Jan 24 - Feb 14, 2026

The Marriage of Figaro · Opernhaus Zürich

May 16 - Jun 6, 2026

Orlando · Komische Oper Berlin

11 - 14 Jun, 2026

Beethoven’s Ninth · Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Nov 16, 2025 - Mar 22, 2026

Les Contes d’Hoffmann · Staatsoper Berlin

May 31, 2025

Boulez and the Young Generation · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

La muse, Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach

Staatsoper Berlin

Orlando in Orlando by Neuwirth

Komische Oper Berlin

Cherub in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozar

Opernhaus Zürich

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Mezzo-soprano

Ema Nikolovska

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 16, 2025 - Mar 22, 2026

Les Contes d’Hoffmann · Staatsoper Berlin

Jan 24 - Feb 14, 2026

The Marriage of Figaro · Opernhaus Zürich

May 16 - Jun 6, 2026

Or­lan­do · Komische Oper Berlin

11 - 14 Jun, 2026

Beethoven’s Ninth · Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Nov 16, 2025 - Mar 22, 2026

Les Contes d’Hoffmann · Staatsoper Berlin

May 31, 2025

Boulez and the Young Generation · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

La muse, Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach

Staatsoper Berlin

Orlando in Or­lan­do by Neuwirth

Komische Oper Berlin

Cherub in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozar

Opernhaus Zürich

About

Ema Nikolovska hasn't added a bio

Orlando · Komische Oper Berlin

Orlando in Orlando by Neuwirth