Schedule
Munich Germany, Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Of One Blood (Brett Dean)
OF ONE BLOOD
Premiere on 10. May 2026
Composer Brett Dean. Libretto by Heather Betts based on texts by Mary Stuart, Elizabeth Tudor and other 16th century sources.
recommended for age 14 and older
Opera in two acts (2026)
In English. With surtitles in German and English. New Production.
Commissioned by the Bavarian State Opera, The Santa Fe Opera, State Opera South Australia and Garsington Opera
Co-production with The Santa Fe Opera
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N.B. Mahan Esfahani is a member of the cast in this opera, performing onstage in a part written especially for him by Brett Dean
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Munich Germany, Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Of One Blood (Brett Dean)
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Munich Germany, Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper)
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Leipzig Germany, BachFest Leipzig
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani opens his position as Artist-in-Residence of the Leipzig Bach Festival with a recital of works from the first part of Clavier-Übung (1726-1731)
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Partita I B-Dur BWV 825
Partita IV D-Dur BWV 828
Partita V G-Dur BWV 829
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Leipzig Germany, BachFest Leipzig
Concert with Neue Bachisches Collegium Musicum (NBCM) and Reinhard Goebel
Mahan Esfahani continues his artist-in-residence season at the Leipzig Bach Festival with a collaboration with Reinhard Goebel and the NBCM.
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Johann Adolph Scheibe
Symphony in B flat major
Johann Gottfried Müthel
Concerto for two bassoons, strings and basso continuo in E flat major
Johann Philipp Kirnberger
Sinfonia con Fuga in C minor
Johann Ludwig Krebs
Concerto for harpsichord, transverse flute and strings in B minor
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
Concerto for harpsichord, strings and basso continuo in D minor
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Leipzig Germany, BachFest Leipzig
Clavichord recitals (NB multiple recitals)
As part of his Artist-in-Residence activity at the Bach Festival of Leipzig, Mahan Esfahani performs four recitals on the clavichord, each for a limited audience — N.B., 1930, 2100, 22.30, 2400 (midnight). Please see BachFest website for details.
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Leipzig Germany, BachFest Leipzig
Solo Recital
Mahan Esfahani concludes his artist-in-residence position at the Leipzig Bach Festival with a recital of works from the 2nd and 4th parts of Clavier-Übung (1731, 1741)
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Johann Sebastian Bach:
Clavierübung II + IV (Overture in B minor BWV 831 Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
Goldberg Variations BWV 988).
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Dordrecht Netherlands, Dordrecht Bach Festival
Mahan Esfahani with Nederlandse Bach Vereignig
Programme to include a new work by Calliope Tsoupaki (b. 1963) for harpsichord and ensemble; ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos nos. 5 and 6 (BWV 1050/1051).
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Dordrecht Netherlands, Dordrecht Bach Festival
Recital
Closing recital for the Bach Festival Dordrecht; programme to include Clavier-Übung II (BWV 971 Italian Concerto; BWV 831 Overture in the French Style) and the ‘Goldberg’ Variations (BWV 988).
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Munich Germany, Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Of One Blood (Brett Dean)
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Munich Germany, Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper)
Of One Blood (Brett Dean)
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