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Tue 19 Mar
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Horizonte

Choreographies by Shaked Heller, Samantha Lynch and Vittoria Girelli
Wed 20 Mar
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The Cellist

Ballet by Cathy Marston
Fri 22 Mar
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Messa da Requiem

Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi, Ballet by Christian Spuck
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Trailer «Amerika»

«There's no escaping the pull of this work»

CH-Media, 04.03.24

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Thu21Mar

Ensemble Opera Nova

The Unanswered Question

Whether the North American continent is the mythically extolled land of unlimited possibilities may well be disputed today, for a variety of reasons – but in the art music of the 20th century, America produced a whole series of refreshingly free-thinking and obliquely innovative composers far removed from European stylistic dogmas. The Ensemble Opera Nova will tackle these ingenious madmen of American musical modernism.

21 Mar 2024

 

An immersive music experience

«Amerika» is an opera beyond five staff lines and five acts. 66 loudspeakers, a live orchestra and three additional recorded ones, spoken chants, breakdancers, a phenomenal stage set, in short – a truly unique surround experience is being created. But how is such an immersive music experience written down, rehearsed and performed?

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Mar / Apr

Playlist

Don't know it, never heard of it, what's that supposed to be? We have created a playlist for you with selected hits from our March and April program. 

Quite Simply: Voice Type

What is the deal with all these lyric tenors and dramatic sopranos? The latest film in the series «What you always wanted to know about the Opernhaus but were afraid to ask» sheds some light on the subject.

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