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The Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera House) is an important European opera...

The Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt (Frankfurt Opera House) is an important European opera house, the home of Oper Frankfurt (the Frankfurt Opera), a leading company in Germany. In 2005/2006 it had twelve premieres, a number that no opera house in Europe has equalled. In 1997 and 2003 the house received the title "Opera house of the year". Many famous singers started their career with the company (e. g. Franz Völker, Edda Moser, Cheryl Studer and Diana Damrau) and it attracts established singers such as Christian Gerhaher who appeared in Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Piotr Beczala in Massenet's Werther and Jan-Hendrik Rootering in Wagner's Parsifal. The company is made up of accomplished singers like Johannes Martin Kränzle, Juanita Lascarro, Stuart Skelton, etc. Musical Director is Sebastian Weigle and the Director is Bernd Loebe