OPER FRANKFURT
Britten - Peter Grimes - 1st Niece
Sep 6/12/14/18
Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov - Xenia
PREMIERE Nov 2
Nov 6/8/14/21/23/26
Bizet - Carmen - Frasquita
Dec 13/19/21/27, Jan 9/16/18/24/31
Massenet - Werther - Sophie
March 6/11, April 4/9/17

KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN
Neuwirth - Orlando - Sasha/Chastity
PREMIERE May 16
May 21/24/27/31, June 6

Biography

Moscow-born soprano Anna Nekhames combines technical brilliance with multifaceted stage presence, particularly in roles that blend expressiveness with virtuosity.

As a member of the ensemble at the Frankfurt Opera, her roles in the 2025/26 season include Xenia (Boris Godunov), Frasquita (Carmen), Sophie (Werther), and the Niece in Peter Grimes. She will showcase her passion for contemporary repertoire with her debut at the Komische Oper Berlin, where she will take on the roles of Sasha/Chastity in the German premiere of Olga Neuwirth's Orlando.

Anna Nekhames received her initial musical training in the children's choir of the Bolshoi Theatre. She studied singing first at the Galina Vishnevskaya Music Theatre College and later at the renowned Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow, where she performed on stage in roles such as Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro) and Musetta (La Bohème). She gained international experience through master classes in London, Italy and Vienna.
Subsequently, she was a member of the Vienna State Opera's opera studio, where she attracted attention with roles such as Giannetta (L’elisir d’amore), Juliette (Die tote Stadt), the Milliner (Der Rosenkavalier), and the Morning Bird in the Austrian premiere of Leyla und Medjnun (Detlev Glanert).
Engagements have led Anna Nekhames to the Tyrolean Festival Erl, where she debuted in the title role of Mercadante's Francesca da Rimini. Subsequently, she was engaged by Brigitte Fassbaender for her Ring production as Waldvogel and Woglinde.
Her repertoire includes roles such as the Queen of the Night, which she has performed at the Frankfurt Opera, the Vienna Volksoper, and the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, as well as Musetta, Olympia (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), and Madame Herz (Der Schauspieldirektor).
In the 2024/25 season, Anna Nekhames made significant artistic contributions at the Frankfurt Opera: she delivered a compelling performance as Aksinya in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, as the Fifteen-Year-Old in Lulu, and in the title role of Aribert Reimann's “Melusine,” which she shaped in a highly acclaimed new production. She also garnered considerable attention for her powerful portrayal of Medusa in Rolf Riehm's opera of the same name – a role in which she impressed both vocally and dramatically.
Anna Nekhames is a prize winner of numerous competitions, including the 11th International Hilde Zadek Singing Competition and the International Haydn Competition.
2025/26
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