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Guide to Zurich Opera

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ZürichDie Gezeichneten (The Branded)New production

John Daszak Alviano) © Monika Rittershaus
Opernhaus, Oct 17, 20, 23 at 19:00
Schreker: Die Gezeichneten (The Branded)
Vladimir Jurowski; Barrie Kosky; Zurich Opera; Giedrė Šlekytė; Rufus Didwiszus; Klaus Bruns; John Daszak
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ZürichMacbeth

Macbeth
Opernhaus, Oct 19 at 19:30
Verdi: Macbeth
Francesco Lanzillotta; Barrie Kosky; Zurich Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Klaus Bruns; Markus Brück; Tatiana Serjan
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ZürichDie Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)

Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Opernhaus, Oct 21 19:30, Oct 26 20:00, Oct 28 18:00, Nov 03 19:00
Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem)
Riccardo Minasi; David Hermann; Zurich Opera; Bettina Meyer; Esther Geremus; Brenda Rae; Claire de Sévigné
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ZürichCosì fan tutteNew production

Così fan tutte
Opernhaus, Nov 04, 08, 11 13:00, 13, 16, 21, 24, 28 (at 19:00 unless shown)
Mozart: Così fan tutte
Cornelius Meister; Kirill Serebrennikov; Zurich Opera; Ruzan Mantashyan; Anna Goryachova
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ZürichHänsel und GretelNew production

Hänsel und Gretel
Opernhaus, Nov 18 17:00, Nov 22 19:00, Nov 25 14:00, Dec 12 10:30, Dec 13 10:30, Dec 15 11:00, Dec 23 11:00, Dec 26 14:00, Dec 30 14:00, 2019 Jan 18 10:30, Jan 20 14:00, Jan 27 14:00, Feb 17 14:00, Mar 24 14:00, Apr 20 19:00, Apr 22 14:00, Apr 25 19:30
Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel
Markus Poschner; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Fabio Luisi; Michael Richter; Gideon Davey
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A florid perversity: Barrie Kosky fires up Die Gezeichneten in Zurich

John Daszak Alviano) © Monika Rittershaus
Sarah Batschelet, 23 Sep
Barrie Kosky’s production of Franz Schreker’s Die Gezeichneten (The Branded) is in keeping with what was long considered one of the early 20th century’s most scandalous works. 
****1
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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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