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Venue: Opernhaus, Zurich

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AddressSechseläutenplatz 1
Zurich
Zürich
8008
Switzerland
Capacity1100
ContainsBernhard-Theater
Spiegelsaal
Studiobühne
Google maps47° 21' 52.715" N 8° 32' 47.341" E
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ZurichCountertime

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Shostakovich, Davies, Bernstein
Sir Kenneth MacMillan; Cathy Marston; Bryan Arias; Ballett Zürich; Ballett Zürich Junior Company; Jürgen Rose; John B. Read; Orchester der Oper Zürich

ZurichLiederabend Elīna Garanča

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Saint-Saëns, Berlioz, Brahms, Mascagni, Schumann
Elīna Garanča; Matthias Schulz

ZurichDer RosenkavalierNew production

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Strauss R.: Der Rosenkavalier
Joana Mallwitz; Lydia Steier; Zurich Opera; Gottfried Helnwein; Dieter Eisenmann; Elana Siberski; Orchester der Oper Zürich

ZurichManon

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Massenet: Manon
Sesto Quatrini; Floris Visser; Zurich Opera; Dieuweke van Reij; Alex Brok; Orchester der Oper Zürich

ZurichLa scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)

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Rossini: La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder)
Leonardo Sini; Damiano Michieletto; Zurich Opera; Paolo Fantin; Elfried Roller; Orchester der Oper Zürich

ZurichKammerkonzert 1

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Mahler, Brahms
Ann-Katrin Stöcker; Maya Kadosh; Natalia Mosca; Xavier Pignat

ZurichTosca

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Puccini: Tosca
Marco Armiliato; Robert Carsen; Zurich Opera; Anthony Ward; Davy Cunningham; Orchester der Oper Zürich

ZurichLiederabend Franco Fagioli

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Cesti, Mozart, Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini
Franco Fagioli; Michele D'Elia
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Handel’s Serse as a quirky modern tale in Zurich

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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
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Anna Pirozzi shines as a queen bee Turandot

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

**111
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A feast for the eyes and ears: Lehár’s Merry Widow in Zurich

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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
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Werther in the sky at Opernhaus Zürich

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Benjamin Bernheim leads a very good cast in a revival of Tatjana Gürbaca's interesting 2017 production. 

***11
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Ballett Zürich: Timekeepers is an evening of contrasts

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A diverse triple bill, both musically and choreographically, this has been a gamble that's paid off.
****1
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Nachtträume: Marcos Morau’s devastatingly brilliant production

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Zürich Opera House welcomes a revival of Marcos Morau's dark but brilliant Nachtträume for Ballett Zürich.
*****
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All at sea: Herzog's nautical Pearl Fishers at Opernhaus Zürich

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The Opernhaus Zürich revives a 2011 production of Bizet’s second most famous opera, with Javier Camarena as Nadir.
***11
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Lessons in Love and Violence: gorgeous tragedy without a heart

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Given a new production by Evgeny Titov, Benjamin's second full-length opera is musically brilliant, but its examination of our inner darkness lacks heart. 
****1
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