Soon

Sun 12 Apr

13.00

Main Stage

Clara

Ballet by Cathy Marston

AMAG people's performance

● last performance

20.00

Main Stage

Monster's Paradise

Music theater by Olga Neuwirth

Mon 13 Apr

19.30

Main Stage

The Butterfly Effect

Closed Performance

On the programme

"Clara"

until 24 Apr 2026

Ballet by Cathy Marston

Richard Strauss’s "Arabella"

from 14 until 28 Apr 2026

With Diana Damrau, Michael Volle und Pavol Breslik

Song recital for "Zukunft Oper"

27 Apr 2026

With Michael Volle and Matthias Schulz

Preview "La clemenza di Tito"

18 Apr 2026, Bernhard Theater

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

Jean-Marie Leclair’s
"Scylla et Glaucus"

until 02 May 2026

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Le Concert d'Astrée

“The Butterfly Effect”

until 23 Apr 2026

Choreographies by Cathy Marston, Lucas Valente and Ihsan Rustem

Olga Neuwirth’s
"Monsters Paradise"

until 12 Apr 2026

New production by Elfriede Jelinek and Olga Neuwirth

"Zurich Talks Dance"

28 Apr 2026

Insights into artistic, professional and educational topics in the world of ballet

9th Chamber Concert

03 & 04 May 2026

Works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Johannes Brahms

Gianni Schicchi
(Eine Ballnacht)

from 02 until 13 May 2026

Two-part evening with the International Opera Studio and the Musikkollegium Winterthur

Formats & Festivals

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.

European Tour 2026

Recap

In March 2026, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera House will embark on a European tour. With the soloists Marina Rebeka, Regula Mühlemann, Agnieszka Rehlis, Joseph Calleja and Alexander Vinogradov, they will perform in Aix-en-Provence, Dijon, Hamburg, Luxembourg, Munich, Paris and Vienna.

“Offstage”

16 Apr - 17 Jun 2026

Our musicians are leaving the orchestra pit and heading into the bars for the new pop-up concerts. Enjoy 30 minutes of classical music — zero dress code, free admission. Just show up, grab a drink, and enjoy.

Get Involved & Participate

A series of philosophical talks

With the “Nachhall” lecture series, the Kunsthaus Zürich and the Zurich Opera House jointly invite you to an in-depth exploration of the theme of transience in art and music. Barbara Bleisch speaks with fascinating individuals from the worlds of culture, academia, philosophy, and society about finitude, hope, and change—about what passes and what remains.

Youth Architecture Competition

And the winners are… Between the opera house and the lake, a new building is taking shape: over 700 children and young people have imagined an open, vibrant space for coming together in a youth architecture competition. More than 350 creative projects showcase just how bold, diverse, and inspiring young ideas can shape the city of tomorrow – and now, the winners have been announced. And the Audience Award winners? Have your say: online voting is open until April 1.

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.

Service

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