The season 2025/2026 at the Latvian National Opera will bring audiences unforgettable performances featuring world-renowned soloists and outstanding conductors.

On September 5, Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot will be performed in honor of the celebrated Latvian tenor Aleksandrs Antoņenko. In this performance, the singer will interpret the role of Calaf, but the acclaimed Latvian soprano Liene Kinča will sing the title role. The performance will be conducted by Lithuanian maestro Gintaras Rinkevičius.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly will delight opera lovers on November 1. The role of Cio-Cio-san will be performed by the radiant Latvian soprano Kristīne Opolais, with world-renowned Ukrainian tenor Dmytro Popov as Pinkerton and internationally acclaimed Latvian mezzo-soprano Zanda Švēde as Suzuki. This performance will be dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Latvian Radio.

Zanda Švēde will also appear in the title role of Georges Bizet’s Carmen on September 18, December 10, and March 7.

In Gaetano Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, on October 17 and November 27, the role of Nemorino will be sung by one of the brightest young bel canto tenors of our time, Levy Sekgapane, already well known to Latvian audiences.

On January 17, in Richard Strauss’s Salome, the title role will be performed by the outstanding Lithuanian soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė, while the distinguished German dramatic tenor Marco Jentzsch will make his first appearance on our stage as Herod.

A truly exceptional event awaits on March 15 and 17, when Latvia’s brightest opera stars – Marina Rebeka and Elīna Garanča – will shine in the roles of Aida and Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida. The role of Radamès will be sung by the powerful tenor Irakli Kakhidze. The production will be conducted by the gifted young Italian conductor Lorenzo Passerini, making his debut in Latvia.

This season also marks the return of outstanding young Latvian singers: Annija Kristiāna Ādamsone (Les contes d'Hoffmann, November 21 and 22) and Ļubova Karetnikova (L’elisir d’amore, November 27).

In December, audiences will enjoy a dazzling ensemble in George Frideric Handel’s opera Flavio, Re de' Longobardi, featuring the brilliant countertenors Max Emanuel Cencic and Rémy Brès-Feuillet, alongside rising Latvian soloists Katrīna Paula Felsberga, Anna Amanda Stolere, and others.

In Puccini’s Tosca, the podium will be shared by prominent Baltic conductors: Jānis Liepiņš (September 24), Aivis Greters (October 10), and Modestas Pitrėnas (February 26).