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Rigoletto

We are delighted about the revival of the successful production of Tatjana Gürbaca with Quinn Kelsey as Rigoletto, Rosa Feola as Gilda and Ismael Jordi as Duke of Mantua.

Revival 17 Jan 2019
20, 23, 30 Jan; 06, 09 Feb 2019

György Ligeti’s opera is one of the 20th century’s most potent works of musical theatre. This magnificent, cryptic and always slightly vulgar piece of world theatre, which Ligeti himself described as an «anti-anti-opera» and whose overture consists of a concert of car horns, will be staged by Tatjana Gürbaca.

Premiere 03 Feb 2019
07, 10, 13, 16, 21, 24 Feb; 02 Mar 2019

Le Grand Macabre

Opera by György Ligeti

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Backstage of «Le Grand Macabre»

Tito Ceccherini at the rostrum of the Philharmonia Zurich

Ligeti

7th Brunch & Lunch Concert

A very special Ligeti is presented by the Ensemble Labyrinth, an ensemble formation of the Philharmonia Zurich. The focus here is on György Ligeti's early chamber music works before his escape from Hungary in 1956.

More lyrical and influenced by Hungarian folklore is Bölcsötöl a Sírig (From cradle to grave). The 1948 work for soprano, baritone, oboe, clarinet and string quartet was found by an ensemble member after extensive research in Ligeti's compositional estate at the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel and will be premiered on 3 February.

03, 04 Feb 2019

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Tribute to György Ligeti

The Ensemble Opera Nova presents the wonderful work «Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes» and many other fascinating Ligeti compositions on our Studiobühne.

01 Feb 2019

The four-part evening is a homage to Jiří Kylián, one of the international dance scene’s legendary personalities. What Kylián’s choreographies all have in common is their painful beauty and a lightness of movement paired with profound musicality, expressive emotionalism and poignant introspection.

Premiere 13 Jan 2019
18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 Jan; 02, 08 Feb 2019

Bella Figura

Choreographies by Jiří Kylián

The four-part evening is a homage to Jiří Kylián, one of the international dance scene’s legendary personalities. What Kylián’s choreographies all have in common is their painful beauty and a lightness of movement paired with profound musicality, expressive emotionalism and poignant introspection.

Premiere 13 Jan 2019
18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 Jan; 02, 08 Feb 2019

Bella Figura

Choreographies by Jiří Kylián

The four-part evening is a homage to Jiří Kylián, one of the international dance scene’s legendary personalities. What Kylián’s choreographies all have in common is their painful beauty and a lightness of movement paired with profound musicality, expressive emotionalism and poignant introspection.

Premiere 13 Jan 2019
18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 Jan; 02, 08 Feb 2019

Bella Figura

Choreographies by Jiří Kylián

The four-part evening is a homage to Jiří Kylián, one of the international dance scene’s legendary personalities. What Kylián’s choreographies all have in common is their painful beauty and a lightness of movement paired with profound musicality, expressive emotionalism and poignant introspection.

Premiere 13 Jan 2019
18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 Jan; 02, 08 Feb 2019

Bella Figura

Choreographies by Jiří Kylián

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Bella Figura

The trailer of the choreographies by Jiří Kylián

Premiere 13 Jan 2019
18, 19, 22, 25, 27, 31 Jan; 02, 08 Feb 2019

Zurich Opera House is bursting with stories. Stories just too beautiful and too exciting to keep for us. We would love to share these stories with you...

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What you always wanted to know about the Opernhaus, but were afraid to ask

A rarity in the operatic landscape, but rich in musical treasures: In his production, director Jens-Daniel Herzog forgoes exotic South Sea charm, instead taking the critical view, already inherent to the story, of a social order that is based on oppression.

Revival 16 Dec 2018
22 Dec 2018; 26, 29 Jan; 01 Feb 2019

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Opera by Georges Bizet

A rarity in the operatic landscape, but rich in musical treasures: In his production, director Jens-Daniel Herzog forgoes exotic South Sea charm, instead taking the critical view, already inherent to the story, of a social order that is based on oppression.

Revival 16 Dec 2018
22 Dec 2018; 26, 29 Jan; 01 Feb 2019

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Opera by Georges Bizet

A rarity in the operatic landscape, but rich in musical treasures: In his production, director Jens-Daniel Herzog forgoes exotic South Sea charm, instead taking the critical view, already inherent to the story, of a social order that is based on oppression.

Revival 16 Dec 2018
22 Dec 2018; 26, 29 Jan; 01 Feb 2019

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Opera by Georges Bizet

A rarity in the operatic landscape, but rich in musical treasures: In his production, director Jens-Daniel Herzog forgoes exotic South Sea charm, instead taking the critical view, already inherent to the story, of a social order that is based on oppression.

Revival 16 Dec 2018
22 Dec 2018; 26, 29 Jan; 01 Feb 2019

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Opera by Georges Bizet

With Hänsel and Gretel, Engelbert Humperdinck created the most successful fairytale opera of all time. Robert Carsen stages the popular fairy tale for the whole family.

Premiere 18 Nov 2018
22, 25 Nov; 12, 13, 15, 23, 26, 30 Dec 2018; 18, 20, 27 Jan; 17 Feb; 24 Mar; 20, 22, 25 Apr 2019

Hänsel und Gretel