New production of Boris Godunov at the Oper Frankfurt

The highly anticipated new production of Boris Godunov at the Oper Frankfurt The premiere will take place on Sunday, November 2, 2025 , at 5:00 PM – under the musical direction of Thomas Guggeis and in the production by Keith Warner .

A ruler tormented by guilt, power-hungry schemers, a downtrodden people, and a monk who, quite literally, "writes history": After the assassination of the legitimate heir to the throne, Dmitry, Boris Godunov ascends to the Tsardom. In his chronicle of Russian history, the monk Pimen names the ruler as Dmitry's murderer. Pimen's account inspires the novice Grigory to impersonate Dmitry, who escaped the assassination attempt, and lay claim to the throne. The ambitious Polish voivode's daughter, Marina Mnišek, supports him in this endeavor. While Boris grapples with the shadows of his past, the boyars deliberate on measures against the new usurper—until finally, the "false Dmitry" is crowned Tsar.

In this elaborately designed production , Claudia Mahnke stars as Schankwirtin and Anna Nekhames as Xenia. The opera will be performed in Russian with German and English surtitles.

Further performances will take place on November 6, 8, 14, 21, 23 and 26, 2025 .