Anna Nekhames sings in the German premiere of Orlando

Elza van den Heever Jennifer Holloway Alexander Soddy Simone Young Wolfgang Koch Anja Kampe Jaap van Zweden Magnus Dietrich Paul Pigster Tara Erraught Annette Dasch Thomas Guggeis Joana Mallwitz Kwangchul Youn Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Maria Bengtsson Bertrand De Billy Eve-Maud Hubeaux Kirill Serebrennikov Kirill Petrenko
Written by Gabriele Fauchet

16 MAY – 6 JUNE, KOMISCHE OPER BERLIN More

Anna Nekhames sings Sasha/Chastity in the German premiere of Olga Neuwirth's Orlando at the Komische Oper Berlin, opening on May 16. Based on the novel by Virginia Woolf, Orlando explores identity, gender, and changing societal expectations over time. Performances run until June 6.

As a member of the ensemble of Oper Frankfurt Nekhames had already appeared in several roles in the 2025/26 season, including Frasquita (Carmen), Sophie (Werther) and Xenia (Boris Godunov) and first niece (Peter Grimes).

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