Latvian mezzo-soprano Zanda Švēde is beginning her fifth season with the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt. Her roles this season include Clairon in Capriccio, Nenila in Tchaikovsky's The Enchantress, and the title role of Orlando, Forester's wife and Owl in The Cunning Little Vixen. Her other roles in Frankfurt include Herodias in Salome, the title role of Barrie Kosky's Carmen in two revivals, Maddalena in Rigoletto, Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Zenobia in Radamisto, Sonyetka in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Dryade in Ariadne auf Naxos and the title role of Serse. Zanda has sung Carmen​, her signature role, with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Seattle Opera, her native Latvian National Opera and most recently with Pittsburgh Opera, earning stellar reviews. Zanda's concert repertoire include Mahler Symphonies and Das Lied von der Erde, Brahms Alto Rhapsodie, Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and many others.