Singer

A Tsar, wanting to have his photograph taken has no idea he’s surrounded by conspirator’s planning his assassination. And a young woman, who can outsmart anybody – even a King.

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The Tsar wants his Photograph taken / The Clever Woman

Oper Frankfurt

Who are we, who do we want to be? How far will longing for more power, wealth and a more elevated position in society make peope go? Triggered by a curious encounter, which he thinks is a prophesy, Macbeth’s wife goads him into murdering King Duncan. The throne falls to him, but remorse and hallucinations throw him deeper and deeper into turmoil, while Lady Macbeth urges him to carry out more atrocious deeds. But her feelings of guilt ending up destroying her too. R.B. Schlather’s production traces the extraordinary actuality of the protagonists, just as Verdi was fascinated by Shakespeare’s King and Queen. The Director studied the gruesome events surrounding a childless couple in an elegant but cheerless atmosphere of an imposing residence: global politics mirrored in private lives. In the end the oppressed put a violent end to the Macbeth’s autocratic regime.

Macbeth

Resumption of the show staged in September 2017 and then again between December 2019 and January 2020, applauded by both critics and the public, one of the most beloved works of the Italian repertoire returns to the stage of the Maggio: La bohème, the masterpiece by Giacomo Puccini, with the libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, inspired by the novel by Henri Murger Scènes de la vie de bohème.

La bohème

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Theatre

Under the elegant direction of British conductor Leo Hussain and with the radiant presence of South African soprano Nombulelo Yende – Pretty's little sister – pure emotion, orchestral virtuosity and the dramatic power of lyric art come together. The program opens with a sparkling suite from Mozart's Idomeneo where grace meets dramatic intensity. Then, let yourself be enchanted by Puccini and his piece for strings composed in one night under the influence of intense emotion. The famous Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns then sets the stage ablaze with its oriental colors and captivating rhythms. Finally, Richard Strauss closes this exceptional evening with excerpts from Capriccio , his "conversation in music" where the introductory Sextet, of unequaled harmonic subtlety, precedes the Final Scene, sublimated by the unique timbre of Nombulelo Yende. A dazzling tribute between classical grandeur, Puccinian lyricism, sensual exoticism and Straussian sophistication.

The great masters

Opéra Comédie

Amfortas, leader of the Knights of the Grail, was wounded when he lost the Holy Spear to Klingsor, a wound, that won’t close.

As long as he does his duty and reveals the Grail, Amfortas can’t die. Kundry, a two-faced individual, serves the knights; she procures medicine to alleviate his pain, but it has little effect. Then Parsifal appears, committing sacrilege by shooting down a swan in this hallowed region. Gurnemanz rebukes him, then starts wondering: Could the young hothead be the promised »innocent fool«, who could bring salvation to their community? If so Parsifal would have to become »knowing through compassion« first. He meets Kundry, now a seductive woman, in Klingsor’s magic realm. Can he beat Klingsor and take the speer from him, the only thing that can close Amfortas’ wound?

Parsifal

A treat for Advent - three singers who enjoy close ties with the company have come up with a contemplative evening of operatic arias and Christmassy music. The young countertenor Iurii Iushkevich made his debut in Frankfurt last spring, as Nireno in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, and can be heard again this season as Unulfo in Rodelinda and Arsace in a new production of Partenope. Recent engagements have taken him to the Vienna State Opera, Carnegie Hall in New York and the Philharmonie in Berlin.

Clara Kim & Nombulelo Yende (Sopranos) & Lurii Lushkevich (Countertenor)

Experience the rich lyricism of Rachmaninov and the vibrant spirit of African and American song in this captivating recital by soprano Nombulelo Yende – BBC Cardiff Singer of the World finalist – and pianist Mariusz Kłubczuk. A programme of emotional depth and cultural resonance awaits.

Soprano

Nombulelo Yende

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 19, 2026

Nombulelo Yende soprano; Mariusz Kłubczuk piano · Wigmore Hall

Past events

14 - 27 Jun, 2026

The Tsar wants his Photograph taken / The Clever Woman · Oper Frankfurt

Apr 18 - Jun 13, 2026

Macbeth · Oper Frankfurt

Future and recently performed repertoire

Lady-in-Waiting in Macbeth by Verdi

Oper Frankfurt

Singer in The Negro Speaks of Rivers by Bonds

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Capriccio by Strauss

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Singer in Crisantemi by Puccini

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Mimì in La bohème by Puccini

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Singer in 4 Lieder by Strauss

Wigmore Hall

Singer in He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands by Bonds

Wigmore Hall

6 Flowermaidens in Parsifal by Wagner

Oper Frankfurt

Singer in Idomeneo by Mozart

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Singer in Lilacs by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Singer in How Fair This Spot by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Samson et Dalila by Saint-Saëns

Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier

Singer in In the Silence of the Secret Night by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Twilight by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Angèle in The Tsar wants his Photograph taken by Weill

Oper Frankfurt

Singer in In My Garden at Night by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Sleep by Rachmaninoff

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Winnie by Njeza

Wigmore Hall

Singer in Wamuhle Mzansi Africa by Njeza

Wigmore Hall

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