Cecilia Bartoli has maintained close ties with our theatre ever since her début at Zurich Opera House in the 1988/89 season. Many of her role débuts were given here – and as early as 1990, her Cherubino under Nikolaus Harnoncourt caused an international sensation. Cecilia Bartoli’s interpretations of roles such as Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Fiordiligi (Così fan tutte), Angelina (La cenerentola), Desdemona (Rossini’s Otello), Semele or Alcina are as unforgettable as her dedication to rarities such as Paisiello’s Nina, Halévy’s Clari, and not least Rossini’s seldom-performed opera, Le Comte Ory, in which she sang a delightful Adèle. Cecilia Bartoli has of course long since been one of the most successful singers in the world – yet she continues to maintain a special relationship with the Opera House. For this reason, the exceptional artist would also like to celebrate her 30-year stage anniversary here in Zurich with a charity concert in support of our International Opera Studio. In her gala concert under the direction of Gianluca Capuano, the mezzo-soprano will revisit the roles she has sung at Zurich Opera House over the last 30 years, and interpret arias from operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini and Georg Friedrich Handel.

Gianluca Capuano, Conductor
Cecilia Bartoli, Mezzo-soprano
Orchestra La Scintilla

Georg Friedrich Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gioachino Rossini
Selected arias

Thursday 1O Jan 2O19, 7.3Opm
Tickets in CHF: 270, 216, 184, 98, 38

To the Charity Concert

Sensual, multi-layered and psychologically sophisticated, Semele is one of Handel's most beautiful female figures – a parade role for Cecilia Bartoli. At her side are the Canadian tenor Frédéric Antoun and the Serbian mezzo-soprano Katarina Bradić. As at the premiere, William Christie, one of the great baroque specialists of our time, will be at the podium of the Orchestra La Scintilla.

Cecilia Bartoli is celebrating her 30th stage anniversary at the Zurich Opera House with a gala performance of Semele on 6 Jan 2019 at 4 pm followed by a dinner on stage. Celebrate together with Cecilia Bartoli and the artists of the performance, the artistic director of the opera house and illustrious guests the stage anniversary of one of the greatest artists of our time.

Prices Apéro: Apéro, 3-course menu incl. all drinks: CHF 350.
Tickets for the performance according to seat categories: CHF 320, 250, 220, 98, 38
For guests taking part in the festive stage dinner, seats are reserved in price category 1 on the floor. However, other seats can also be booked. Please send your order to tickets@opernhaus.ch or call us at +41 44 268 66 66.

Further performances 31 Dec 2018; 2, 4, 8 Jan 2019

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