Venue: Opernhaus, Zurich

Fact file

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

July 2026

Evening performance

Matinee performance

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ZurichWerther

Opernhaus, Jul 01, 04, 10

Massenet: Werther

Marco Armiliato; Tatjana Gürbaca; Zurich Opera; Klaus Grünberg; Silke Willrett; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus: Studiobühne, Jul 01, 02, 03, 04

Ballett Zürich

Eric Cutler (Tannhäuser) © Herwig Prammer

Opernhaus, Jul 02, 05, 08, 11

Wagner: Tannhäuser

Tugan Sokhiev; Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson; Zurich Opera; Florian Lösche; Teresa Vergho; Martin Gebhardt; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, Jul 03, 07, 09, 12

Mozart: Così fan tutte

Roberto González-Monjas; Kirill Serebrennikov; Zurich Opera; Evgeny Kulagin; Franck Evin; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, Sat 4 Jul at 14:00

Aguilar: Nachtträume

Marcos Morau; Ballett Zürich Junior Company; Max Glaenzel; Silvia Delagneau; Martin Gebhardt; Matthias Schoch

Opernhaus, Mon 6 Jul at 19:00

Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Adrian Kelly; Members of the International Opera Studio Zurich

Opernhaus, Sun 12 Jul at 11:15

Fauré, Glière, Ravel, Debussy

Orchester der Oper Zürich; Tugan Sokhiev; TBC

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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