Venue: Opernhaus, Zurich

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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

Evening performance

Matinee performance

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ZurichClara

Opernhaus, Fri 24 Apr at 19:30

Various: Clara

Cathy Marston; Ballett Zürich; Daniel Capps; Hildegard Bechtler; Bregje van Balen; Martin Gebhardt

Opernhaus, Apr 25, 28

Strauss R.: Arabella

Markus Poschner; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Gideon Davey; Peter van Praet; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, Apr 26, 29, May 03, 08, 15, 17, 20, 25

Mozart: La clemenza di Tito

Marc Minkowski; Damiano Michieletto; Zurich Opera; Paolo Fantin; Klaus Bruns; Alessandro Carletti; Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich

Opernhaus, Mon 27 Apr at 19:00

Schubert: Winterreise (W. Müller), D.911

Michael Volle; Matthias Schulz

ZurichScylla et GlaucusNew production

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Opernhaus, Apr 30, May 02

Leclair: Scylla et Glaucus

Emmanuelle Haïm; Claus Guth; Zurich Opera; Étienne Pluss; Ursula Kudrna; Martin Gebhardt; Le Concert d'Astrée

Opernhaus: Spiegelsaal, May 03 mat, 04

Mendelssohn, Brahms

Michał Bielenia; Tatjana Pak; Maria Clément; Valentyna Pryshlyak

Opernhaus, May 03 mat, 06, 10, 14 mat, 16

Beethoven: Fidelio

Axel Kober; Andreas Homoki; Zurich Opera; Henrik Ahr; Barbara Drosihn; Franck Evin; Orchester der Oper Zürich

Opernhaus, May 10 mat, 14, 17 mat

Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust

Yves Abel; Zurich Opera; Orchester der Oper Zürich; Zurich Opera Chorus; Saimir Pirgu; Stanislav Vorobyov

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

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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

A Rosenkavalier in vivid hues opens the Zurich Opera season

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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

Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

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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

Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot

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Laura Servidei, 03 Jul

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

**111

A feast for the eyes and ears: Lehár’s Merry Widow in Zurich

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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