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Guide to Zurich Opera

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ZürichKonrad oder das Kind aus der KonservenbüchseNew production

Konrad oder das Kind aus der Konservenbüchse
Opernhaus: Studiobühne, Sep 22 15:00, 17:00, Sep 23 15:00, Sep 26 15:00, Sep 29 11:00, 15:00, Sep 30 15:00, Oct 03 15:00, Dec 01 15:00, Dec 02 11:00, 15:00, Dec 05 15:00, Dec 12 15:00, Dec 15 11:00, 15:00, Dec 16 11:00, 15:00, Dec 19 15:00, Dec 22 15:00, Dec 23 15:00, 2019 Jan 12 11:00, 15:00, Jan 13 11:00, 15:00, Jan 16 15:00
Näther: Konrad oder das Kind aus der Konservenbüchse
Ann-Katrin Stöcker; Claudia Blersch; Zurich Opera; Elisa Alessi; Irène Friedli; Katharina Peetz
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ZürichHäuptling Abendwind

Häuptling Abendwind
Opernhaus, Sep 22 14:00, 2019 Mar 03 20:00
Offenbach: Evening Breeze, or the Horrible Feast
Thomas Barthel; Rüdiger Burbach; Zurich Opera; Anja Furthmann; Katharina von Bock; Fabienne Hadorn
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ZürichDie Gezeichneten (The Branded)New production

Die Gezeichneten (The Branded)
Opernhaus, Sep 23, 26, Oct 02 19:30, 09, 12, 17, 20, 23 (at 19:00 unless shown)
Schreker: Die Gezeichneten (The Branded)
Vladimir Jurowski; Barrie Kosky; Zurich Opera; Giedrė Šlekytė; Rufus Didwiszus; Klaus Bruns; John Daszak
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ZürichLa verità in cimento, RV 739

La verità in cimento, RV 739
Opernhaus, Sep 25 19:00, Sep 28 19:00, Sep 30 14:00, Oct 04 19:00
Vivaldi: La verità in cimento, RV 739
Ottavio Dantone; Jan Philipp Gloger; Zurich Opera; Ben Baur; Karin Jud; Julie Fuchs; Liliana Nikiteanu
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ZürichMacbeth

Macbeth
Opernhaus, Sep 27 19:30, Sep 30 19:30, Oct 07 14:00, Oct 14 20:00, Oct 19 19:30
Verdi: Macbeth
Francesco Lanzillotta; Barrie Kosky; Zurich Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Klaus Bruns; Markus Brück; Tatiana Serjan
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A metaphor for the modern world in Zurich

Julie Fuchs (Poppea) © Monika Rittershaus
Sarah Batschelet, 24 Jun
Calixto Bieito sets Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea in a hedonist, decadent society whose citizens are defined by their egotism, ambition and sexual exploits.
****1
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Twist of Fate: Gerzmava shines in botched Zurich Forza

Christof Fischesser, George Petean (Carlo), Hibla Gerzmava (Leonora) and Marcelo Puente (Alvaro) © Monika Rittershaus
Mark Pullinger, 02 Jun
Musically, a rewarding Forza, but Homoki's staging is best forgotten.
***11
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David Alden's new Maria Stuarda disappoints in Zurich

Diana Damrau (Maria Stuarda) and Serena Farnocchia (Elisabetta) © Monika Rittershaus
Sarah Batschelet, 11 Apr
Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda is perhaps most famous for a single and highly emotional scene in which two monarchs engage in a venomous confrontation. One is doomed to die. 
***11
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Holliger’s new Lunea: pages from a poet’s Life

Christian Gerhaher (Lenau) © Paul Leclaire
Sarah Batschelet, 04 Mar
Heinz Holliger’s Lunea, which recently premiered at the Zurich Opera House, is “not an opera”, or so the ground-breaking Swiss composer contends.
****1
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Enlightenment through compassion: Parsifal in Zurich

Stefan Vinke (Parsifal) and Nina Stemme (Kundry) © Danielle Liniger
Sarah Batschelet, 25 Feb
Claus Guth’s grandiose production of Parsifal made major headlines in Zurich in 2011. With its new cast of principals, this revival is no less a sensation.
*****
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