Latvian mezzo-soprano Zanda Švēde has been praised for her “lush timber” (Münchener Merkur) and “full-bodied, sensuous voice and arresting presence” (Post Gazette). She starts her 2024/2025 season with returning to roles of Sonjetka in Lady Macbeth of Mcensk and Maddalena in Rigoletto at her home company Oper Frankfurt. There she will also present a Recital in Holzfoyer with a title Soirée en mer. Later in the season Zanda will make her role debuts as Eduige in Handel’s Rodelinda and Pythia in Rheiman’s Melusine. This season will also include return to Latvian National Symphony to perform Beethowen’s Missa Solemnis.