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Guide to Zurich Ballet

<i>Schwanensee</i> with choreography by Marius Petipa and Lew Iwanow, set design, costumes Jérôme Kaplan © Carlos Quezada
Schwanensee with choreography by Marius Petipa and Lew Iwanow, set design, costumes Jérôme Kaplan
© Carlos Quezada

Rarities among the new productions at Zurich Opera

© Dominic Büttner
Bachtrack, 20 Apr
The 2018-19 season at Opernhaus Zürich features plenty of new productions, including operas which don't feature too often, such as Die Gezeichneten and Le Grand Macabre.
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ZürichNijinskyNew Production

Nijinsky
Opernhaus, Mar 09 19:00, Mar 10 20:00, Mar 17 19:00, Mar 21 19:00, Mar 22 19:00, Mar 24 20:00, Mar 29 19:30, Mar 30 19:00, Apr 03 19:30, Apr 06 19:00
Various: Nijinsky
Marco Goecke; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Philharmonia Zürich
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ZürichGiselle

Giselle
Opernhaus, Apr 11 19:00, Apr 12 19:00, Apr 14 14:00, May 03 19:00, May 11 19:00, May 16 19:30, May 17 20:00, May 30 20:00
Adam: Giselle
Jean Coralli; Jules Perrot; Patrice Bart; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Paul Connelly; Luisa Spinatelli; Philharmonia Zürich
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ZürichRomeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
Opernhaus, May 25 19:00, May 31 19:00, Jun 01 19:00, Jun 10 20:00, Jun 16 13:00, Jun 21 19:30, Jun 22 20:00, Jun 27 19:30
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Christian Spuck; Ballett Zürich; Zurich Junior Ballet; Michail Jurowski; Christian Schmidt; Emma Ryott; Philharmonia Zürich
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LondonYoung Talent Festival

Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, Jun 18 19:45, Jun 19 19:45, Jun 21 19:45, Jun 22 19:45, Jun 23 14:00, 17:00, Jun 24 14:00, Jun 26 19:45, Jun 27 19:45, Jun 29 16:00, 18:00, Jun 30 16:00, Jul 02 19:45, Jul 05 19:45, Jul 06 19:45
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Juanjo Arqués; Kim Brandstrup; Daniela Cardim; Julie Cunningham; Charlotte Edmonds; Martin Lawrance; Jason Mabana; Ernst Meisner; Goyo Montero; Ohad Naharin; Filipe Portugal; Hans van Manen; Louis Stiens; Ballett Zürich Junior Company; Norwegian National Ballet School; Rambert2; Royal Ballet School of London; Chance to Dance; Young Creatives; Dancers from the Rambert company; Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company
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The Zurich ballet pays tribute to Jiří Kylián, master of the dance

Irmina Kopaczynska in Kylián's Sweet Dreams © Gregory Batardon
Sarah Batschelet, 19 Jan
In a magical and widely-varied programme, the Zurich Ballet pays homage to the celebrated Czech choreographer Jiří Kylián by performing four of his extraordinary works together for the first time.
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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: A redesign in Zürich

Yen Han and Matthew Knight (Clowns) and William Moore (Nutcracker), Nutcracker and the Mouse King © Gregory Batardon
Sarah Batschelet, 11 Dec
In Zurich, ballet director Christian Spuck recently launched the second season of the multi-layered ballet he choreographed to the great P.I. Tchaikovsky score.
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On longing and abandonment: Spuck’s Winterreise premieres in Zurich

Dancers of the Zurich Ballet in Spuck's Winterreise © Gregory Bartadon
Sarah Batschelet, 18 Oct
Christian Spuck, Zurich’s ballet director has crafted a new version of Hans Zender’s adaptation of Die Winterreise
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Young Choreographers Light up the Zurich Stage

Iacopo Arregui and Emma Antrobus in Knight's Mocambo © Gregory Batardon
Sarah Batschelet, 19 Jun
Promising new talents among Zurich’s “Young Choreographers” recently showed a variety of inviting works at the city’s opera house. 
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