Soon

● last performance

Tue 10 Mar

19.00

Main Stage

Cardillac

Opera by Paul Hindemith

CHF 245 / 207 / 183 / 100 / 40 / 34

● Premiere

Wed 11 Mar

18.30

Main Stage

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel

CHF 395 / 335 / 295 / 125 / 50 / 34

Fri 13 Mar

19.00

Main Stage

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel

CHF 335 / 265 / 235 / 103 / 43 / 34

● Swiss premiere on 8 Mar 2026
8 / 14 / 18 Mar / 10 / 12 Apr 2026

"Monster's Paradise"

Opera by Olga Neuwirth

Tickets

On the Program

"Messa da Requiem"

until 06 Apr 2026

Ballet by Christian Spuck

Bezuidenhout & Minasi

15 Mar 2026

5th Philharmonic Concert
Works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Robert Schumann

Preview "Scylla et Glaucus"

Sa 21 Mar 2026, Bernhard Theatre

One week before the premiere, a visit to a stage orchestra rehearsal on Saturday morning offers a first exclusive glimpse.

Mühlemann & Noseda

21 Mar 2026

6th Philharmonic Concert
Works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Robert Schumann

Concert with the Zürcher Kammerorchester and Inmo Yang

Sat 21 Mar 2026, ZKO Haus

Works by Corelli, Locatelli and Leclair

from 20 to 29 March 2026

The Zurich Opera House celebrates the diversity of Baroque music with a new annual festival. Operas, concerts, chamber music, family programmes and performances invite audiences to immerse themselves in the world of early music for ten days.

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Formats & Festivals

Guest Performances

European Tour 2026

A daily musical moment to discover, marvel at, and enjoy during Advent: for 23 days, the foyer of the opera house is transformed into a small stage for musical surprises.

A Night at the Opera

09 May 2026

“A Night at the Opera” is the new charity event in support of the youth development work of the Zurich Opera House. For one night, the opera house will become a glamorous setting for artistic highlights, dance, fine dining, and inspiring encounters.

Opernhaus für alle

26 until 28 Jun 2026

Open-air on three days: On an entire weekend in June 2026, spectators can enjoy live broadcasts of an opera and ballet performance as well as an open-air concert with the Zurich Opera Orchestra on Sechseläutenplatz.

Opera - the premieres and revivals of the 2025/26 season

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Architecture Competition for Young People

Between the opera house and Lake Zurich, a new building is set to be constructed – featuring an open meeting space and an inviting viewing terrace. As part of a competition, young people developed ideas on how to create a place where a wide variety of people can feel at ease, translating these ideas into their own architectural projects. The more than 350 submitted works will be presented from 9 to 17 March 2026 in a public exhibition at the Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich (BBZ) as well as online.

Connect

The successful project, which is being carried out jointly by the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, the Zurich Opera House, and the Kunsthaus, entered its third season.

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