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Festive finale for the Homoki direction
Theater history is written in the spans of artistic directorships — and that of Andreas Homoki will come to an end in July 2025. For thirteen years, he and his team have led the Zurich Opera House, bringing around 150 major new productions to the stage. These have stood for masterfully crafted, gripping musical theater, international singers, strong audience approval, and an artistic high point for the ballet. On the final weekend of the season, a wide array of events will be held to celebrate his farewell.
13 Jul 2025
Festive concert
Festive concert by the Philharmonia ZurichWe will bring the Homoki era to a close together with long-time companions. The current General Music Director, Gianandrea Noseda, will conduct a festive concert with the Philharmonia Zurich to mark the occasion. The program includes the overture to Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, Brahms’ Symphony No. 4, and a world premiere by Swiss composer Stefan Wirth.
A review in pictures and text
13 years of Zurich Opera House
An artistically designed book was published to mark Andreas Homoki's farewell in summer 2025. The period in which Andreas Homoki was artistic director of Zurich Opera House is synonymous with music theatre at the highest level of craftsmanship. It documents his formative era with impressive images and reflective essays.
05, 10 Jul 2025
Gala concert to mark the end of the Homoki era
Gala concertConductor and former General Music Director Fabio Luisi returns to Zurich for Andreas Homoki’s farewell and, together with Camilla Nylund, Klaus Florian Vogt, and Bryn Terfel, presents a gala concert featuring operatic highlights.
11, 12 Jul 2025 – Free entry
oper & kino für alle
Live opera experience and open-air cinema on SechseläutenplatzGrab your favorite people, pack your picnic basket and folding chairs - it's cinema and opera time in the open air again! The evening before oper für alle, it's kino für alle on Sechsläutenplatz - with two movies to choose from. And the best thing? You decide what's on! You can vote until the end of June. This year's oper für alle is Hoffmann's Tales by Jacques Offenbach - great emotions guaranteed!
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07 - 09 Jun, 12 - 13 Jul – Free entry
Poster Exhibition
Exhibition in the Opera House13 years of the Zurich Opera House under the directorship of Andreas Homoki was a formative era, not only musically and artistically, but also visually. Each production was given its own visually powerful poster: sometimes a toadstool, a swimming costume, a flip-flop, a lollipop or a kebab skewer - each motif tailored to the respective piece, always against a monochrome background and immediately recognisable. To mark the departure of Andreas Homoki, the theatre is now dedicating a special exhibition to this extraordinary poster art: all the works that Swiss illustrator François Berthoud has designed for opera and ballet at Zurich Opera House since 2012 are on display. Born in Jura in 1961, Berthoud is one of the most influential fashion and cultural illustrators of our time. He was discovered in Milan by the legendary Anna Piaggi and has worked for Vogue, Numéro, Bulgari, Prada - and since 2012 also for Zurich Opera House.
Now, for the first time, the more than 150 posters have been brought together in one place. As a visual echo, they tell the story of 13 years of music theatre - and pay tribute to the artistic path of Homoki's directorship in an impressive way.
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Still this Season...
Premiere 09 Jun 2025
Elias
Oratorio by Felix Mendelsohn BartholdyProphet Elijah fights against the godlessness of the world, because the people of Israel have turned away from Yahweh and worship the pagan god Baal. The choir sings of the forces of nature, of storms, earthquakes and fire, but God reveals himself in a gentle whisper.
Andreas Homoki can rely on Christian Gerhaher in the role of the prophet for the staging of this biblical oratorio. His General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda is at his side on the podium.
28 Jun 2025
Les Contes d'Hof-
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Opera by Jacques Offenbach
On a drunken night, poet E.T.A. Hoffmann tells his friends about his fantastic love adventures - the first a doll, the second dies through her own singing, the third wants to get hold of his reflection. Only one is faithful to him forever...
Saimir Pirgu will embody the melancholy poet Hoffmann, his true love will be sung by Marina Viotti. Italian conductor Antonino Fogliani will conduct the Philharmonia Zurich.
