Soon

Thu 02 Apr

19.00

Main Stage

Scylla et Glaucus

Opera by Jean-Marie Leclair

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

Opera House Day

Sat 04 Apr

19.00

Main Stage

The Butterfly Effect

Choreographies by Cathy Marston, Lucas Valente and Ihsan Rustem

CHF 75 / 59 / 44 / 25 / 15 / 11

● last performance

Mon 06 Apr

14.00

Main Stage

Messa da Requiem

Ballet by Christian Spuck

● Premiere on 27 Mar 2026
29 / 31 Mar / 2 / 6 / 30 Apr / 2 May 2026

"Scylla et Glaucus"

Opera by Jean-Marie Leclair

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On the programme

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

Olga Neuwirth’s
"Monsters Paradise"

until 12 Apr 2026

New production by Elfriede Jelinek and Olga Neuwirth

“The Butterfly Effect”

from 04 Apr until 23 Apr 2026

Choreographies by Cathy Marston, Lucas Valente and Ihsan Rustem

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.

"Messa da Requiem"

until 06 Apr 2026

Ballet by Christian Spuck

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European Tour 2026

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.

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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.

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