Venue: Opernhaus, Zurich

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Address	Sechseläutenplatz 1 Zurich Zürich 8008 Switzerland
Capacity	1100
Contains	Bernhard-Theater Opernhaus im Quartier Spiegelsaal Studiobühne
Google maps	47° 21' 52.715" N 8° 32' 47.341" E

Evening performance

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ZurichFor Trained and Untrained Musicians

Opernhaus: Studiobühne, Sat 31 Oct at 19:30

Cardew, Cage

Ensemble Opera Nova

Opernhaus, Oct 31, Nov 12, 13, 14

Various: Ein Sommernachtstraum

Cathy Marston; Ballett Zürich; Ballett Zürich Junior Company; Robert Houssart; Richard Hudson

Opernhaus, Nov 01, 04, 08, 15, 18, 21, 28

Rachmaninov

Gianandrea Noseda; Dmitri Tcherniakov; Zurich Opera; Elena Zaytseva; Gleb Filshtinsky; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, Sat 7 Nov at 19:00

Ammann, Prokofiev

Orchester der Oper Zürich; Gianandrea Noseda; Sol Gabetta

Opernhaus, Nov 08 mat, 15 mat, 19 mat, 21 mat, 26 mat, 28 mat, Dec 06 mat, 2027 Jan 02 mat, 08, 10 mat, 17 mat

Valtinoni: Alice im Wunderland

Michael Richter; Nadja Loschky; Zurich Opera; Étienne Pluss; Irina Spreckelmeyer; Franck Evin; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, Tue 10 Nov at 19:00

Schubert

Lise Davidsen; James Baillieu

Opernhaus, Nov 20, 27, 29 mat, Dec 06, 13 mat, 19, 26, 27

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

Cathy Marston; Ballett Zürich; Dmitry Matvienko; David Fleischer; Martin Gebhardt

Opernhaus, Nov 22, 26, Dec 02, 05, 10, 13, 16

Strauss R.: Elektra

Lorenzo Viotti; Lydia Steier; Zurich Opera; Paul Zoller; Gianluca Falaschi; Elana Siberski; Orchester der Oper Zürich

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A Baroque Netflix evening: Zurich’s star-studded Giulio Cesare

Cecilia Bartoli (Cleopatra) and ensemble © Monika Rittershaus

Mengguang Huang, 28 Mar

Davide Livermore’s high-octane production transforms Handel into a lavish blockbuster. While the superstars shine, the relentless entertainment-first approach often sacrifices musical refinement and dramatic logic for Netflix-style spectacle.

***11

Günther Groissböck (Baron Ochs), Diana Damrau (Marschallin) and Angela Brower (Octavian) © Matthias Baus

Laura Servidei, 21 Sep

Lydia Steier stages Strauss’ masterpiece to open Zurich Opera’s first premiere under the new artistic direction – a triumphant success.

****1

Raffaele Pe (Serse) and Miriam Kutrowatz (Atalanta) © Toni Suter

Laura Servidei, 29 Sep

Christophe Dumaux shines as Arsamene in Nina Russi’s enjoyable production of Handel’s masterpiece revived at the Opernhaus Zürich under the baton of Enrico Onofri.

***11

Laura Servidei, 03 Jul

Anna Pirozzi and Piero Pretti bring Italian sunshine to Baumgarten’s confused production at the Opernhaus Zürich.

**111

Michael Volle (Count Danilo Danilowitsch) and Marlis Petersen (Hanna Glawari) © Monika Rittershaus

Thomas Schacher, 20 Feb

Barrie Kosky stages the famous Viennese operetta as a whirlwind spectacle. Marlis Petersen shines in the title role vocally and theatrically. Michael Volle does not live up to expectations.

****1