Alice im Wunderland

Pierangelo Valtinoni

Children’s opera
Libretto by Paolo Madron after Lewis Carroll
German version by Hanna Francesconi

From 8. November 2026 until 17. January 2027

Dates & Tickets
  • Duration :
    approx. 2 H. Inkl. Pause after approx. 50 Min.
  • Language:
    In German with German and English surtitles with German surtitles.
  • More information:
    Introduction 45 min before the performance.
Musical Director:
Michael Richter

Michael Richter

Michael Richter was born in Vienna and studied orchestral conducting with Leopold Hager as well as répétition with Konrad Leitner at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. From 2000 to 2003, he was engaged as a solo répétiteur with conducting duties at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, where he conducted, among others, performances of "Le nozze di Figaro," "Die Fledermaus," and Prokofiev’s "Romeo and Juliet." Since 2003, Michael Richter has been engaged at the Zurich Opera House, initially as a solo répétiteur and since 2012 as head of studies. He has worked with renowned conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, Ingo Metzmacher, Gianandrea Noseda, and Fabio Luisi, as well as with singers including Diana Damrau, Piotr Beczała, and Jonas Kaufmann, and has performed concerts as a pianist and conductor in various European countries. He has also worked for the Salzburg Festival and the Lucerne Festival. At the Zurich Opera House, he has most recently conducted, among others, the family operas "In 80 Tagen um die Welt" and "Alice in Wonderland," the chamber opera "Der Traum von Dir," "Hänsel und Gretel," as well as the ballet "Anna Karenina."

Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027
Production:
Nadja Loschky

Nadja Loschky

Nadja Loschky studied music theatre directing at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin. At the same time, she assisted Hans Neuenfels and worked as a freelance director at the Städtische Bühnen Osnabrück. In 2006, her production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" was invited to the Theatertreffen der Jugend in Berlin. In 2011, she made her debut with the world premiere of the family opera "Mikropolis" by Christian Jost at the Komische Oper Berlin. She directed, among others, "Faust" and "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" at the Staatstheater Kassel, "Die Entführung aus dem Serail", "Così fan tutte" and "Le nozze di Figaro" at Theater Heidelberg, "Simon Boccanegra" at Theater Aachen, "La dame blanche" and "Macbeth" in Oldenburg, "Alcina" and "Norma" at Lucerne Theater, "Rusalka" and "Die Vögel" at Oper Köln, "Ariane et Barbe-Bleue" and "Die Passagierin" at Oper Graz as well as "Giulio Cesare" and "Lulu" at Oper Frankfurt. For "Madama Butterfly" at Theater Bielefeld, she was awarded the Götz Friedrich Prize in 2015 and was nominated as "Best Director" by the magazine Opernwelt for "Death in Venice". In 2018, she became resident director at Theater Bielefeld and has since staged, among others, "Jakob Lenz", "La traviata" and "Aida" as well as a new version of "Orpheus in the Underworld". In 2019, she took over the artistic direction of the music theatre and has been the theatre’s artistic director since the 2023 season. In 2026/27, "Carmen" in Dresden and "Rinaldo" at Theater an der Wien are planned. In addition to her directing work, Nadja Loschky teaches at the Hanns Eisler School of Music as well as at the UdK Berlin. At Opernhaus Zürich, she directed "Treasure Island" as well as the world premiere of Christian Jost’s "Red Lantern".

Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027
Conceptional assistance:
Yvonne Gebauer

Yvonne Gebauer

The dramaturge, born in Berlin in 1972, studied German studies, philosophy, and religious studies at the Free University of Berlin. Since 1998, she has worked in theater and especially in opera. She maintained a working relationship of more than twenty years with director Hans Neuenfels. In addition, she has worked with directors such as Kazuko Watanabe, Johan Simons, Frank Hilbrich, Tobias Kratzer, David Hermann, and Amélie Niermeyer. Over the years, she has developed long-term collaborations with Claus Guth, Christof Loy, and Nadja Loschky, which continue to this day. Currently, she is in close working relationships with Ulrich Rasche, Shirin Neshat, and Barbara Lluch. She has taught dramaturgy at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg (Costume class Reinhard von der Thannen), at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna (Stage design class Erich Wonder), at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (Directing class Amélie Niermeyer), at the Weissensee Academy of Art in Berlin (Stage design class Stefan Hageneier), and at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin. From 2001 to 2008, she worked as a freelance contributor to the Süddeutsche Zeitung in the literature section. From 2009 to 2018, she worked at the Bavarian State Opera as visual dramaturge and was visual editor of the magazine "Max Joseph."

Scylla et Glaucus27 / 29 / 31 Mar / 2 / 6 / 30 Apr / 2 May 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027
Set Design:
Étienne Pluss

Étienne Pluss

Étienne Pluss was born in Geneva, where he initially ran an art gallery before beginning studies in stage design at the University of the Arts in Berlin. He started his theater career as a design assistant to Achim Freyer and Karl-Ernst Herrmann. Since 2000, he has been working as a freelance stage designer and has since worked at numerous renowned houses in both theater and opera. He has a close collaboration with Claus Guth. For Guth’s productions, he created, among others, the stage designs for Beat Furrer’s "Violetter Schnee" at Staatsoper Unter den Linden (FAUST Theater Prize 2019), "La bohème" at Opéra National de Paris, "Die Sache Makropulos" at Staatsoper Berlin, Dusapin’s "Il Viaggio, Dante" at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, "Don Carlo" at Teatro San Carlo in Naples, "Salome" at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow in cooperation with the Metropolitan Opera New York, as well as "Bluthaus" at the Bavarian State Opera. In addition, he designed the sets for Weinberg’s "Die Passagierin" at the Graz Opera and "Hamlet" at the Komische Oper Berlin, both directed by Nadja Loschky. For "Il trittico" at the Salzburg Festival, he collaborated with Christof Loy. With Richard Brunel, he realized the stage designs for Boesmans’ "On purge bébé" at La Monnaie in Brussels and Escaich’s opera "Shirine" in Lyon. With Evgeny Titov, he developed Shakespeare’s "Richard III." at Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf. In 1998, he was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen; the following year, he received the Kainz Medal for his work on Thomas Bernhard’s "Claus Peymann kauft sich eine Hose und geht mit mir essen." Most recently in Zurich, he designed the stage for "Alice."

Scylla et Glaucus27 / 29 / 31 Mar / 2 / 6 / 30 Apr / 2 May 2026 La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027
Costumes:
Irina Spreckelmeyer

Irina Spreckelmeyer

Irina Spreckelmeyer absolvierte ihr Bachelorstudium im Fach Kostümbild bei Prof. Maren Christensen an der Hochschule Hannover und schloss mit Jelineks Prinzessinnendramen das Studium ab. An der Universität der Künste Berlin setzte sie 2016 ihr Masterstudium bei Florence von Gerkan fort. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutschen Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB) sind seit 2017 verschiedene Kurzfilme entstanden, u.a. mit dem Regisseur Gian Suhner (Abdrift, Der Besuch) und mit der Regisseurin Florinda Frisardi (Die andere Welt). 2017 entwarf sie am Schauspiel Frankfurt die Kostüme für Andreas Kriegenburgs Inszenierung von Drei Tage auf dem Land. Seit 2017 arbeitet sie regelmässig mit Nadja Loschky zusammen. Nach der Oper Jakob Lenz am Theater Bielefeld führte sie ihr gemeinsamer Weg im März 2019 mit der Produktion Rusalka an die Oper Köln. In der Spielzeit 2019/20 setzte sich die Zusammenarbeit mit Aida am Theater Bielefeld fort, zudem schuf sie in der gleichen Spielzeit das Kostümbild von Wolfgang Nägeles Inszenierungen von Paradise Reloaded am Theater Bielefeld und Le vin herbé im Gartentheater Herrenhausen der Staatsoper Hannover. Für Mieczysław Weinbergs Oper Die Passagierin, die an der Oper Graz die Spielzeit 2020/21 eröffnete und für Die Vögel an der Oper Köln arbeitete Irina Spreckelmeyer erneut mit Nadja Loschky zusammen.

Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027
Lighting Design:
Franck Evin

Franck Evin

Franck Evin, born in Nantes, moved to Paris at the age of 19 to study piano. At night he accompanied singers at the Café-Théâtre Le Connétable and also began to take an interest in lighting. He eventually decided to combine music and technology. Thanks to a scholarship from the French Ministry of Culture, he became assistant to the head of lighting at the Opéra de Lyon in 1983. There he worked with Ken Russell and Robert Wilson, among others. In 1986 he began working as an independent lighting designer at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus and obtained his master’s certificate in lighting in 1993. During this time he had a close collaboration with Werner Schröter and the conductor Eberhard Kloke. This was followed by productions in Nantes, Strasbourg, Paris, Lyon, Vienna, Bonn, Brussels and Los Angeles, among other places. From 1995 to 2012 he was Artistic Director of the lighting department at the Komische Oper Berlin, where he was responsible for all new productions. Important artistic partners during this period included Andreas Homoki, Barrie Kosky, Calixto Bieito and Hans Neuenfels. In 2006 Franck Evin was awarded the German Theatre Prize Der Faust in the category of lighting design. From 2012 to 2025 he was Artistic Director of the lighting department at the Zurich Opera House. In addition to his work in Zurich, he continued to work on international productions at opera houses in Oslo, Stockholm, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Munich and Graz, as well as at the Opéra Bastille, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro La Fenice, the Vlaamse Opera and at the Bayreuth Festival.

Carmen18 / 21 / 23 / 27 / 31 Jan 2026 Madama Butterfly30 Dec 2025 / 3 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 16 Jan 2026 Un ballo in Maschera22 / 28 / 31 May / 7 / 13 Jun 2026 Fidelio3 / 6 / 10 / 14 / 16 May 2026 Così fan tutte3 / 7 / 9 / 12 Jul 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 Manon Lescaut11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 26 Dec 2026 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 Don Pasquale23 / 27 / 30 May / 4 / 6 / 11 Jun 2027 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027
Chorus Master:
Alice Lapasin Zorzit

Alice Lapasin Zorzit

Alice Lapasin Zorzit completed her piano studies at the Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Boccherini in Lucca and continued her training at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz, where she graduated with distinction in 2018 with a Bachelor’s degree in choral conducting. During this time, she gained her first experience in the opera world as a répétiteur at the Landestheater Linz. In 2017 she took part in the Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy, and in the 2018/19 season she served as a répétiteur with the Orchestra Academy of the Zurich Opera House. The 2019/20 season brought an engagement as deputy children’s choir director and guest pianist at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. She subsequently moved to the Staatstheater Darmstadt, where she worked from 2020 to 2022 as deputy chorus director and children’s choir director. Alongside her professional development, she continued her academic studies: in 2021 she completed her Master’s degree in conducting and opera coaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, followed in 2022 by a part-time Master’s degree in cultural management (EMAA) at the University of Zurich. As a cultural manager, she was a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Bank Foundation (AMH) and founded the artist agency ArteMIS in 2024. From 2023 to 2025, Alice Lapasin Zorzit was chorus director with conducting duties at the Landestheater Coburg, and in the summer of 2025 she worked as chorus assistant at the Bayreuth Festival. Since January 2026 she has been deputy chorus director at Zurich Opera House.

Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Così fan tutte3 / 7 / 9 / 12 Jul 2026 Giulio Cesare in Egitto11 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 21 / 25 / 28 Mar 2026 Scylla et Glaucus27 / 29 / 31 Mar / 2 / 6 / 30 Apr / 2 May 2026 La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Elektra22 / 26 Nov / 2 / 5 / 10 / 13 / 16 Dec 2026 La traviata20 / 23 / 29 Dec 2026 / 1 / 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 19 / 23 Jan 2027 Die lustige Witwe27 / 31 Dec 2026 / 3 / 7 / 10 / 13 Jan 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 Tosca11 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 24 Apr / 13 / 17 May 2027 Le nozze di Figaro2 / 6 / 8 / 15 / 19 May 2027 Don Pasquale23 / 27 / 30 May / 4 / 6 / 11 Jun 2027 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027 Herr der Diebe27 Feb / 2 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 Mar 2027
Dramaturgy:
Beate Breidenbach

Beate Breidenbach

Beate Breidenbach studierte zuerst Violine, dann Musikwissenschaft und Slawistik in Nowosibirsk, Berlin und St. Petersburg. Nach Assistenzen an der Staatsoper Stuttgart und der Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin wurde sie als Musikdramaturgin ans Theater St. Gallen engagiert, drei Jahre später wechselte sie als Dramaturgin für Oper und Tanz ans Theater Basel. Anschliessend ging sie als Operndramaturgin ans Opernhaus Zürich, wo sie bisher mit Regisseurinnen und Regisseuren wie Calixto Bieito, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Andreas Homoki, Herbert Fritsch, Nadja Loschky, Kirill Serebrennikov und anderen arbeitete und die Entstehung neuer Opern von Pierangelo Valtinoni, Michael Pelzel, Samuel Penderbayne und Jonathan Dove betreute. Gastdramaturgien führten sie u.a. an die Potsdamer Winteroper (Le nozze di Figaro, Regie: Andreas Dresen), zum Schweizer Fernsehen (La bohème im Hochhaus) und 2021 an die Opéra de Génève (Krieg und Frieden, Regie: Calixto Bieito). Mit Beginn der Spielzeit 2026/27 wird sie als Chefdramaturgin an die Deutsche Oper Berlin wechseln.

Così fan tutte3 / 7 / 9 / 12 Jul 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027

Cast

Alice Marie Maidowski 08, 15, 26, 28 Nov / 08, 10 Jan


Alice Thalia Cook-Hansen 19, 21 Nov / 06 Dec / 02, 07, 17 Jan


Herzogin / Raupe Ruben Drole 08, 15, 21, 28 Nov / 06 Dec / 08 Jan


Herzogin / Raupe Gary Martin 19, 26 Nov / 02, 07, 10, 17 Jan

Herzkönig Christian Tintori


Märzhase / Zwiddeldei Salvador Villanueva


Schlafmaus / Zwiddeldum Valeriy Murga 08, 15, 19, 28 Nov / 02, 08, 17 Jan


Schlafmaus / Zwiddeldum Andrew Moore 21, 26 Nov / 06 Dec / 07, 10 Jan


Herzkönigin Irène Friedli 08, 15, 28 Nov / 06 Dec / 07, 08, 10, 17 Jan

Herzkönigin Marcela Rahal 19, 21, 26 Nov / 02 Jan


Der verrückte Hutmacher Anthony León 08, 21, 26, 28 Nov / 08, 17 Jan


Der verrückte Hutmacher Johan Krogius 15, 19 Nov / 06 Dec


Der verrückte Hutmacher Lukas Siebert 02, 07, 10 Jan


Das weisse Kaninchen Daniel Hajdu


Grinsekatze Kjell Brutscheidt

Köchin Ursula Wiederkehr

Froschpage Helen Wills

Fischpage Olivia Minder

Marie Maidowski

Cast

Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 26 / 28 Nov 2026 / 8 / 10 Jan 2027

Thalia Cook-Hansen

Thalia Cook-Hansen, soprano, is from the USA. After studying voice in the USA and Canada, she completed her master’s degree at the Dutch National Opera Academy. She also attended masterclasses with, among others, Elliot Madore, Floris Visser, and Lynne Dawson. In Amsterdam, she performed roles such as Nerina in Haydn’s "La fedeltà premiata," Fanny in Rossini’s "La cambiale di matrimonio," Bastienne in Mozart’s "Bastien et Bastienne," and Adele in "Die Fledermaus." She sang Barbarina ("Le nozze di Figaro") at the Estates Theatre in Prague, as well as the First Lady ("The Magic Flute") and Mademoiselle Silberklang ("Der Schauspieldirektor") in Toronto. Her repertoire also includes roles such as Bubikopf in Viktor Ullmann’s "Der Kaiser von Atlantis," Singer No. 1 in Conrad Susa’s "Transformations," Amore in Monteverdi’s "Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria," and the title role in Donizetti’s "Lucia di Lammermoor." Since the 2025/26 season, she has been a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zürich Opera House.

Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Der Rosenkavalier26 Sept / 1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 Macbeth8 / 11 / 14 / 19 / 22 / 30 Nov 2025 Gianni Schicchi2 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 13 May 2026 La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026 Tannhäuser26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland19 / 21 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 17 Jan 2027 Die lustige Witwe27 / 31 Dec 2026 / 3 / 7 / 10 / 13 Jan 2027 Angels in America7 / 9 / 19 / 21 / 23 May 2027 c-Moll-Messe17 Mar 2027

Ruben Drole

Ruben Drole, bass-baritone, is from Winterthur and studied at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2004, he joined the opera studio and in 2005 the ensemble of the Zurich Opera House, where he performed roles including Lucio Cinna (J.C. Bach’s "Lucio Silla"), Haly ("L’italiana in Algeri"), Argante ("Rinaldo"), Wurm ("Luisa Miller"), and Papageno in the production of "Die Zauberflöte" conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. As Papageno, he also made his debut at the Semperoper Dresden in 2015. Other projects with Harnoncourt included Kezal ("Die verkaufte Braut") and Haydn’s "Die Schöpfung" at Styriarte Graz, Beethoven’s "Christus am Ölberg" in Vienna and Lucerne, a Japan tour (Mozart’s "Requiem" and Handel’s "Messiah"), and Leporello ("Don Giovanni") at the Theater an der Wien. In the Zurich cycle of Mozart/Da Ponte operas directed by Sven-Eric Bechtolf and conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, he appeared as Guglielmo ("Così fan tutte"), Figaro ("Le nozze di Figaro"), and Leporello, the same roles he performed under Welser-Möst with the Cleveland Orchestra. At the Salzburg Festival 2012, he sang Achilla ("Giulio Cesare") and appeared in 2013 in Haydn’s "Il ritorno di Tobia" and Walter Braunfels’ "Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna." In Zurich, he has performed roles including Papageno ("Die Zauberflöte"), Alaskawolfjoe ("Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny"), Soldier ("Die Geschichte vom Soldaten"), Odysseus ("Die Odyssee"), Duchess/Caterpillar in "Alice im Wunderland," and Frank ("Die Fledermaus"). He also recently appeared in the ballet evening "Nachtträume."

Die Fledermaus7 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 18 / 26 / 28 / 31 Dec 2025 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 10 Jan / 29 Sept / 8 / 17 / 23 / 25 Oct 2026 Monster's Paradise8 / 14 / 18 Mar / 10 / 12 Apr 2026 Nachtträume20 / 25 / 28 / 30 Jun / 4 Jul 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 21 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 8 Jan 2027 Die lustige Witwe27 / 31 Dec 2026 / 3 / 7 / 10 / 13 Jan 2027 Herr der Diebe27 Feb / 2 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 Mar 2027

Gary Martin

Gary Martin, Bariton, stammt aus den USA und war von 1993 bis 1995 Mitglied des Young Artists Program der Chicago Lyric Opera. Später kehrte er als Gast an dieses Haus zurück, u.a. an der Seite von Placido Domingo in Fedora. Sein Debüt an der Metropolitan Opera in New York erfolgte in der Spielzeit 1998/99 in Lohengrin und Carmen. Im Jahr 2000 kam er aus den USA für ein Festengagement am Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in München nach Europa. Bis 2012 sang er dort Partien wie Don Giovanni, Figaro (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Il Conte (Le nozze di Figaro), Escamillo (Carmen), Giorgio Germont (La traviata), Ford (Falstaff), Tonio (Baiazzo), Jaroslav Prus (Die Sache Makropulos), Marcello (La bohème), The Traveller (Death in Venice), Nick Shadow (The Rake’s Progress), Leander (Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen) sowie 2015 die Titelrolle in Detlev Glanerts Josef Süss. Im Juli 2013 gab er sein Debüt als Wotan, Wanderer und Gunther in Der Ring an einem Abend in Bayreuth. Im Oktober 2013 sang er Carmina Burana in Berlin mit den Berliner Symphonikern, 2014 die Titelrolle in Sweeney Todd am Gärtnerplatztheater. 2015 trat er in der Verdi-Trilogie an einem Abend (Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata) am Theater an der Rott auf; 2016 folgte am Theater Münster Ford in Verdis Falstaff. Zu seinem Repertoire im Konzertbereich gehören zudem Partien in Verdis Requiem, Händels Messias und Beethovens 9. Sinfonie. Am Opernhaus Zürich war er zuletzt in Alice im Wunderland und Jim Knopf zu hören.

Alice im Wunderland19 / 26 Nov 2026 / 2 / 7 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027

Christian Tintori

Cast

Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027

Salvador Villanueva

Salvador Villanueva is a Mexican tenor. He completed his vocal training at the Universidad de Sonora and subsequently at the Mexican Opera Studio, where he sang roles including Goro in "Madama Butterfly" and Remendado in "Carmen." In the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons, he was a member of the Opera Studio at the Amsterdam Opera, performing roles such as Gastone ("La traviata"), Borsa ("Rigoletto"), the tenor role in Tom Johnson’s The Four Note Opera, and the Sailor ("Dido and Aeneas"). In 2024, he returned to Mexico to sing the title role in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Salvador Villanueva was a finalist in singing competitions in Mexico City and ’s-Hertogenbosch. He has been a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zürich Opera House since the 2025/26 season.

Rigoletto20 / 23 / 27 Dec 2025 / 1 / 4 Jan 2026 Macbeth8 / 11 / 14 / 19 / 22 / 30 Nov 2025 Der Rosenkavalier1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 Gianni Schicchi2 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 13 May 2026 Die Zauberflöte20 / 25 Sept / 6 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 30 Oct 2026 / 2 / 8 / 18 / 20 / 23 Apr 2027 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Manon Lescaut11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 26 Dec 2026 La fanciulla del west25 / 28 Feb / 3 / 7 Mar / 4 / 7 / 10 / 16 Apr 2027 Don Carlo1 / 6 / 8 / 11 Jul 2027

Valeriy Murga

Bass Valeriy Murga studied at the National Music Academy of Ukraine in Kyiv. He was a finalist at both the 41st International Singing Competition in Toulouse (1996) and the 7th Julian Gayarre Competition in Pamplona (1998). In 1997, he won second prize at the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens and participated in the Cardiff Singer of the World competition in 1999. From 1997 to 1999, he was a soloist at the Ukrainian National Opera in Kyiv, where he performed roles including Figaro (“Le nozze di Figaro”), Escamillo (“Carmen”), Schaunard (“La bohème”), and the title roles in “Eugene Onegin,” “Don Giovanni,” and “Prince Igor.” His repertoire also includes the roles of Marchese di Posa (“Don Carlo”) and Shaklovity (“Khovanshchina”). At the Zürich Opera House, Valeriy Murga was initially a member of the International Opera Studio and during this time performed, among others, Sciarrone and the Jailor (“Tosca”) as well as Monterone (“Rigoletto”). Since the 2000/01 season, he has been a permanent ensemble member at the Zürich Opera House, where he has performed roles such as Prince Yeletsky (“The Queen of Spades”), Moralès (“Carmen”), Second Soldier (“Salome”), Alessio (“La sonnambula”), Ali (“L’italiana in Algeri”), Wagner (“Faust”), Sacristan (“Tosca”), Butler (“La rondine”), and Bogdanovich (“The Merry Widow”), as well as in family operas including “The Canterville Ghost,” “Robin Hood,” “The Enchanted Pig,” “Jim Knopf,” and “Wir pfeiffen auf den Gurkenkönig” He has also appeared as a guest in Eugen d’Albert’s “Tiefland” at the Liceu in Barcelona and in “L’italiana in Algeri” at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin.

Manon24 / 27 Sept / 3 / 7 / 10 Oct 2025 Tosca28 Sept / 2 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 Oct 2025 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 24 Apr / 13 / 17 May 2027 Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Hänsel und Gretel20 / 23 Nov / 2 / 16 / 18 Dec 2025 / 2 / 24 / 25 / 31 Jan 2026 La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 28 Nov 2026 / 2 / 8 / 17 Jan 2027 Elektra22 / 26 Nov / 2 / 5 / 10 / 13 / 16 Dec 2026 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027 Herr der Diebe27 Feb / 2 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 / 11 Mar 2027

Andrew Moore

Andrew Moore, an American bass-baritone from New Jersey, received his training at Rutgers University (Mason Gross School of the Arts) and at the renowned Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In 2019, he reached the New England Region Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, where he was awarded the Susan Eastman Encouragement Award. Further important artistic milestones included the Merola Opera Program in San Francisco as well as the Santa Fe Opera, where he appeared as an Apprentice Singer in "La bohème", "Così fan tutte", and "Jenůfa". From 2020 to 2022, he was a member of the International Opera Studio at the Zurich Opera House. He was subsequently engaged in the company ensemble, which he has belonged to since the 2022/23 season. There, he has appeared as Figaro ("Le nozze di Figaro"), Paolo Albiani ("Simon Boccanegra"), Don Fernando ("Fidelio"), De Brétigny ("Manon"), Marullo ("Rigoletto"), Paris ("Roméo et Juliette"), Marchese d’Obigny ("La traviata"), Pritschitsch ("Die lustige Witwe"), Johann ("Werther"), and Fix ("In 80 Tagen um die Welt"). His recent international engagements include his debut with the Warsaw Philharmonic as bass soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 as well as his Salzburg debut as Marchese d’Obigny ("La traviata"). In summer 2026, he will appear at the Salzburg Festival as Johann ("Werther"). His repertoire also includes roles such as Leporello ("Don Giovanni"), Guglielmo ("Così fan tutte"), and Rocco ("Fidelio").

Manon24 / 27 Sept / 3 / 7 / 10 Oct 2025 La clemenza di Tito26 / 29 Apr / 3 / 8 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 25 May 2026 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 16 / 18 / 21 Mar 2027 Tannhäuser21 / 24 / 27 Jun / 2 / 5 / 8 / 11 Jul / 26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 Le nozze di Figaro24 / 29 Jan / 1 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 14 Feb 2026 Die Zauberflöte20 / 25 Sept / 6 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 30 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland21 / 26 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 7 / 10 Jan 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 L'elisir d'amore25 / 27 / 29 Apr / 2 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 17 / 21 May 2027

Irène Friedli

Irène Friedli grew up in Räuchlisberg, Switzerland, and completed her studies at the Basel Music Academy with a soloist diploma. The alto furthered her training in the interpretation class of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Berlin, attended masterclasses with Brigitte Fassbaender, and studied with Helen Keller. She has won numerous awards at international song competitions. Since 1994, she has been a member of the ensemble at the Zurich Opera House. Here, she has sung roles including Second and Third Lady ("The Magic Flute"), Mercédès ("Carmen"), the title role in Ravel’s "L’Enfant et les sortilèges," Elsbeth ("Schlafes Bruder"), Lily ("Harley"), Annina and Flora ("La traviata"), Flosshilde ("Das Rheingold," "Götterdämmerung"), Marcellina ("Le nozze di Figaro"), Emilia ("Otello"), Lucia ("Cavalleria rusticana"), Olga in Peter Eötvös’ "Drei Schwestern," Marthe (Gounod’s "Faust"), Margret ("Wozzeck"), Lovis in Jörn Arnecke’s "Ronja Räubertochter," Flower Maiden and Voice from Above ("Parsifal"), Gertrud/Crone ("Hänsel und Gretel"), Clotilde ("Norma"), Mother/Other Mother ("Coraline"), Card Dealer ("Arabella"), and Nurse ("Boris Godunow"). In the world premiere of the family opera "Odyssee," she portrayed Eurycleia/Mother, and in "Girl with a Pearl Earring" she sang Tanneke. In 2012, she appeared at the Opéra Bastille in Paris. Most recently in Zurich, she has performed roles including the Queen of Hearts ("Alice in Wonderland"), Filipjewna ("Eugene Onegin"), Tisbe ("La Cenerentola"), Miss Bentson ("Lakmé"), Frau Waas/Frau Mahlzahn ("Jim Knopf"), Head Cook ("Amerika"), Ninetta ("I vespri siciliani"), Annina ("Der Rosenkavalier"), and Gertrud/Crone ("Hänsel und Gretel").

Der Rosenkavalier21 / 26 Sept / 1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 Hänsel und Gretel20 / 23 Nov / 2 / 4 / 16 / 18 Dec 2025 / 2 / 24 / 25 / 31 Jan 2026 Arabella14 / 18 / 22 / 25 / 28 Apr 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 Le nozze di Figaro2 / 6 / 8 / 15 / 19 May 2027 Herr der Diebe27 Feb / 7 / 9 / 11 Mar 2027 Elektra22 / 26 Nov / 2 / 5 / 10 / 13 / 16 Dec 2026

Marcela Rahal

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Alice im Wunderland19 / 21 / 26 Nov 2026 / 2 Jan 2027 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 Manon Lescaut11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 26 Dec 2026 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027 La fanciulla del west25 / 28 Feb / 3 / 7 Mar / 4 / 7 / 10 / 16 Apr 2027

Anthony León

The Cuban-Colombian tenor Anthony León studied at La Sierra University in Riverside (California) as well as at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston (Massachusetts). He has been honored with numerous prestigious awards. In 2024, he was a finalist of the Rising Star Award of the International Opera Awards and received the Richard Tucker Career Grant. In 2023, he won the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; at Operalia 2022, he was awarded First Prize as well as the Don Plácido Domingo Ferrer Zarzuela Prize. In addition, he received a Career Development Grant from the Sullivan Foundation and was portrayed, among others, in "Opera News". In the 2025/26 season, he makes his house and role debut at the Teatro Regio di Torino as Belmonte in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" and also sings this role for the first time at Glyndebourne. In addition, he makes his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as Ferrando in "Così fan tutte" and returns to the LA Opera, where he sings Fenton in "Falstaff" for the first time. His repertoire also includes roles such as Count Almaviva in "Il barbiere di Siviglia", Remendado in "Carmen", Nemorino in "L’elisir d’amore", Tamino in "Die Zauberflöte", Don Ottavio in "Don Giovanni" and Spoletta in "Tosca". From 2022 to 2023, he was a member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program of the Los Angeles Opera. Guest engagements have taken him, among others, to the Cologne Opera, to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, to the Santa Fe Opera, to the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as well as to the Salzburg Festival.

Alice im Wunderland8 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov 2026 / 8 / 17 Jan 2027 La traviata20 / 23 / 29 Dec 2026 / 1 / 3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15 / 19 / 23 Jan 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 L'elisir d'amore25 / 27 / 29 Apr / 2 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 17 / 21 May 2027 c-Moll-Messe17 Mar 2027

Johan Krogius

Johan Krogius began his musical training in the boys’ choir of the Domkantorei Cantores Minores in Helsinki. He later studied in Helsinki and Stockholm, won the Timo Mustakallio Singing Competition in 2021, and in the same year was awarded first prize at the Helsinki Song Competition. In opera, he has sung roles such as Jaquino ("Fidelio") and Pong ("Turandot") in Helsinki, First Man and Juhana in "The Last Temptations" at the Opera in Jyväskylä, Don Ottavio ("Don Giovanni") at the Finnish National Opera, Kuska ("Chowanschtschina") with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen in Helsinki and Stockholm, and Tamino ("Die Zauberflöte") at the Opera in Tampere and at the Savonlinna Opera Festival, where he also performed as Don Ottavio and Ismaele ("Nabucco") in 2024 and as Macduff ("Macbeth") in 2025. From 2022 to 2024, he was a member of the International Opera Studio of the Berlin State Opera, where he performed roles including Leukippos (Strauss’ "Daphne"), Tamino, First Armored Man and First Priest ("Die Zauberflöte"), Innkeeper and Major-domo to Faninal ("Der Rosenkavalier"), Trojan ("Idomeneo"), Parpignol ("La bohème"), and Borsa ("Rigoletto"). As a guest, he returned to the Berlin State Opera as Tybalt ("Roméo et Juliette"), among others. On the concert stage, he has appeared with the Jyväskylä Sinfonia, the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, the Tapiola Sinfonietta, and the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, and made his debut in 2024 with Mozart’s "Requiem" at the Berlin Philharmonie. Since the 2025/26 season, he has been a member of the ensemble at the Opera House Zurich, where he has performed in "Der Rosenkavalier," "Tosca," and "Carmen."

Der Rosenkavalier21 / 26 Sept / 1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 Tosca28 Sept / 2 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 Oct 2025 Tannhäuser21 / 24 / 27 Jun / 2 / 5 / 8 / 11 Jul / 26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 Carmen18 / 21 / 23 / 27 / 31 Jan 2026 Arabella14 / 18 / 22 / 25 / 28 Apr 2026 Johannes-Passion24 Mar 2026 Die Fledermaus29 Sept / 8 / 17 / 23 / 25 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland15 / 19 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 La fanciulla del west25 / 28 Feb / 3 / 7 Mar / 4 / 7 / 10 / 16 Apr 2027 Die Zauberflöte2 / 8 / 18 / 20 / 23 Apr 2027

Lukas Siebert

Lukas Siebert, Tenor, studiert zunächst Schulmusik in Frankfurt und anschliessend Gesang an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater in München. Meisterkurse besuchte er bei Helmut Deutsch und Hedwig Fassbender. Aktuell studiert er Chor- und Orchesterdirigieren in Frankfurt bei Prof. Vassilis Christopoulos und ist Stipendiat des «Forum Dirigieren» des Deutschen Musikrates. Im Rahmen seiner Dirgierausbildung arbeitete er bereits mit dem MDR Rundfunkchor sowie der Philharmonie Neubrandenburg. Schon während seines Schulmusikstudiums sammelte er am Staatstheater Mainz erste Erfahrungen als Solist und gestaltete mit Hilko Dumno mehrere Liederabende u.a. an der Oper Frankfurt. Im Konzertfach führte ihn Mendelssohns Lobgesang in einem Hochschulkonzert zu den Münchner Symphonikern. In der Spielzeit 2021/22 gab er sein Debüt als Melot in Wagners Tristan und Isolde bei den Musikfestspielen Königswinkel und sang an der Bayerischen Staatsoper in Georg Friedrich Haas’ Bluthaus, einer Produktion des dortigen Opernstudios, unter der musikalischen Leitung von Titus Engel und in der Inszenierung von Claus Guth. Zusammen mit seinem Liedduopartner Viktor Jugovic war er mit Liedern von Paul Ben-Haim live auf Deutschlandfunk Kultur zu hören und im Sommer 2022 bei einem Liederabend im Rahmen der Opernfestspiele Heidenheim.

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Daniel Hajdu

Daniel Hajdu, geboren in Göttingen, erhielt seine Schauspielausbildung an der Folkwang-Hochschule in Essen. Er gastierte zunächst an den Schauspielhäusern in Düsseldorf und Essen. Feste Engagements führten ihn dann von Wuppertal über Basel nach Heidelberg, unterbrochen von Gastrollen am Zürcher Neumarkttheater und dem Volkstheater München. In den letzten Jahren gastierte Daniel Hajdu am Schauspielhaus Zürich und regelmässig am Theater Biel Solothurn. Er wirkte in zahlreichen TV-Filmen und Fernsehserien mit, so war er u. a. im Tatort und in der Serie Bella Block zu sehen. 1988 spielte er eine Hauptrolle im international ausgezeichneten Fernsehmehrteiler Die Bertinis (nach dem Roman von Ralph Giordano, Regie: Egon Monk). Daniel Hajdu war am Theater Kanton Zürich in Jordi Galcerans Karneval, in Ben Jonsons Volpone, in Mozarts Der Schauspieldirektor, in Labiches Die Affäre Rue de Lourcine und als Bürgermeister in Der Besuch der alten Dame zu sehen.

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Kjell Brutscheidt

Kjell Brutscheidt, geboren 1996 in Düsseldorf, absolvierte von 2014 bis 2018 sein Schauspielstudium an der Theaterakademie August Everding. Gastengagements führten ihn u.a. ans Residenztheater, das Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, die Münchner Kammerspiele und die Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. In der Spielzeit 2019/20 war er Teil des ersten spartenübergreifenden Studios am Theater Bielefeld und arbeitete dort in Oper, Spiel und Tanz. Kjell Brutscheidt ist regelmäßig für Film & Fernsehproduktionen tätig, zuletzt u.a. für The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Sarah Kohr - Irrlichter, sowie für Disko Bochum, ZERV und die mehrfach ausgezeichnete Instagram-Serie @ichbinsophiescholl

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Ursula Wiederkehr

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Helen Wills

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Olivia Minder

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Kinderchor der Oper Zürich
SoprAlti der Oper Zürich
Orchester der Oper Zürich
Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

SoprAlti der Oper Zürich

Als während der Spielzeit 1999/00 für die verschiedensten Opern und Operetten ausschliesslich die älteren Mitglieder des Kinderchores benötigt wurden, begann das Ensemble durch das häufige gemeinsame Proben bald eine eigene Dynamik zu entwickeln und entsprang schlussendlich im Juli 2002, zur Première von Carmen, definitiv dem Kinderchor: Der Jugendchor war informell geboren. Zu Beginn der Spielzeit 2010/11 wurde der Name des Chores in "SoprAlti der Oper Zürich" umgeändert.Heute ist der Chor fester Bestandteil des Zürcher Opernhauses. Aktuell besteht er aus rund 25 begeisterten Sängerinnen im Alter zwischen etwa 16 und 30 Jahre. Pro Spielzeit hat er durchschnittlich zwischen 40 und 80 Auftritte. Er unterstützt dabei den Kinderchor oder tritt gemeinsam mit dem Zusatz- und dem Berufschor auf. In einigen Opern bestreitet er auch eigene Auftritte, etwa in Königskinder (Kinder des Besenbinders), Le Cid (Jeunes filles) oder Das schlaue Füchslein (Hühner). Zudem sind einzelne Mitglieder in verschiedenen Opern wie Tosca, Macbeth, Tannhäuser, L'Amore dei tre Re und Königskinder als Solistinnen zu hören.Ausserhalb des Opernhauses gehören eigene Konzerte, auswärtige Gastspiele, Messen an kirchlichen Feiertagen oder auch geschlossene Veranstaltungen von Firmen und Stiftungen ebenso zum Jahresprogramm wie Auftritte in den grossen Konzerthäusern.Die intensiven Freundschaften, die im Chor über das musikalische Engagement hinaus gepflegt werden, führen heute zu einem mühelosen aufeinander ab- und einstimmen der Sängerinnen. So entwickelt sich der Chor laufend weiter und kann nebenbei auch den Anforderungen des Spielplans gerecht werden.

Tannhäuser21 / 24 / 27 Jun / 2 / 5 / 8 / 11 Jul / 26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 La Damnation de Faust10 / 14 / 17 May 2026 Hänsel und Gretel16 / 20 / 23 / 28 / 30 Nov / 2 / 4 / 11 / 16 / 18 / 21 Dec 2025 / 2 / 24 / 25 / 31 Jan 2026 Carmen18 / 21 / 23 / 27 / 31 Jan 2026 La forza del destino2 / 7 / 12 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 26 / 29 Nov / 17 / 21 Dec 2025 Fidelio3 / 6 / 10 / 14 / 16 May 2026 Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Giulio Cesare in Egitto11 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 21 / 25 / 28 Mar 2026 Sillons de Mémoires5 / 6 / 7 Feb 2026 Matthäus-Passion26 Mar 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027

Orchester der Oper Zürich

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Der Rosenkavalier21 / 26 Sept / 1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 Tugan Sokhiev12 Jul 2026 Manon24 / 27 Sept / 3 / 7 / 10 Oct 2025 La scala di seta25 / 28 Sept / 19 / 24 Oct 2025 Tosca28 Sept / 2 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 Oct 2025 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 24 Apr / 13 / 17 May 2027 Capuçon & Heras-Casado4 Oct 2025 Tannhäuser21 / 24 / 27 Jun / 2 / 5 / 8 / 11 Jul / 26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 Cardillac15 / 18 / 21 / 25 Feb / 1 / 6 / 10 Mar 2026 La Damnation de Faust10 / 14 / 17 May 2026 Hänsel und Gretel16 / 20 / 23 / 28 / 30 Nov / 2 / 4 / 11 / 16 / 18 / 21 Dec 2025 / 2 / 24 / 25 / 31 Jan 2026 Carmen18 / 21 / 23 / 27 / 31 Jan 2026 Un ballo in Maschera22 / 28 / 31 May / 7 / 13 Jun 2026 La forza del destino2 / 7 / 12 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 26 / 29 Nov / 17 / 21 Dec 2025 Rigoletto20 / 23 / 27 Dec 2025 / 1 / 4 Jan 2026 Le nozze di Figaro24 / 29 Jan / 1 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 14 Feb 2026 / 2 / 6 / 8 / 15 / 19 May 2027 Fidelio3 / 6 / 10 / 14 / 16 May 2026 Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Oiseaux Rebelles12 / 18 / 23 / 25 / 31 Oct / 1 / 9 / 13 Nov / 2 / 5 / 6 / 9 Dec 2025 / 11 / 13 / 16 / 18 / 27 Sept 2026 Macbeth8 / 11 / 14 / 19 / 22 / 30 Nov 2025 Ehnes & Noseda23 Nov 2025 Die Fledermaus7 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 18 / 26 / 28 / 31 Dec 2025 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 10 Jan / 29 Sept / 8 / 17 / 23 / 25 Oct 2026 Clara13 / 14 / 19 / 20 / 26 / 28 Dec 2025 / 11 / 12 / 17 / 19 / 24 Apr 2026 Countertime5 / 7 / 14 Sept 2025 Altstaedt & Chan11 Jan 2026 Jussen & Rustioni8 Feb 2026 Celebratory concert for Ralf Weikert’s 85th birthday22 Feb 2026 Monster's Paradise8 / 14 / 18 Mar / 10 / 12 Apr 2026 Messa da Requiem20 / 22 / 28 Feb / 1 / 5 / 7 Mar / 6 Apr 2026 Arabella14 / 18 / 22 / 25 / 28 Apr 2026 Romeo und Julia23 / 29 / 30 May / 4 / 6 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 23 / 26 Jun / 20 / 27 / 29 Nov / 6 / 13 / 19 / 26 / 27 Dec 2026 Open-Air-Concert28 Jun 2026 / 4 Jul 2027 Mühlemann & Noseda21 / 28 Mar / 1 Apr 2026 Europa-Tournee 2026 «Messa da Requiem»22 / 23 / 25 / 26 / 29 / 31 Mar 2026 Die Zauberflöte20 / 25 Sept / 6 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 30 Oct 2026 / 2 / 8 / 18 / 20 / 23 Apr 2027 La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026 Ein Sommernachtstraum26 Sept / 11 / 16 / 18 / 25 / 28 / 29 / 31 Oct / 12 / 13 / 14 Nov 2026 / 19 / 22 / 29 Jun / 3 Jul 2027 1th Philharmonic Concert3 Oct 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Elektra22 / 26 Nov / 2 / 5 / 10 / 13 / 16 Dec 2026 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 Gabetta & Noseda7 Nov 2026 Manon Lescaut11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 26 Dec 2026 Fuchs & Jordan1 / 2 Jan 2027 Trifonov & Järvi16 Jan 2027 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027 Doctor Atomic7 / 11 / 14 / 20 / 24 / 28 Feb 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 Sorita & Lyniv14 Feb 2027 La fanciulla del west25 / 28 Feb / 3 / 7 Mar / 4 / 7 / 10 / 16 Apr 2027 L'elisir d'amore25 / 27 / 29 Apr / 2 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 17 / 21 May 2027 Balanas & Peltokoski18 Apr 2027 Requiem pour Ophélie4 / 7 / 9 May 2027 See the music, hear the dance22 / 28 May / 6 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 25 / 26 / 27 Jun 2027 Don Pasquale23 / 27 / 30 May / 4 / 6 / 11 Jun 2027 Samson et Dalila13 / 17 / 20 / 24 / 27 / 30 Jun / 2 / 9 Jul 2027 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027 Don Carlo1 / 6 / 8 / 11 Jul 2027 Viotti29 May 2027 Rachmaninov – Die drei Opern1 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 28 Nov 2026 Benefiz «amiamusica»2 Oct 2026

Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

Der Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich wurde im Jahr 1900 gegründet und dürfte damit einer der traditionsreichsten Vereine auf dem Kulturplatz Zürich sein. Rund hundert Frauen und Männer im Alter von 16 bis 70 Jahren bereichern das Bühnengeschehen in zahlreichen Inszenierungen.Statisten, früher auch als Figuranten bezeichnet, haben generell nicht sprechende Rollen. Ihre Einsätze am Opernhaus Zürich fallen je nach Inszenierung unterschiedlich umfangreich aus. Während früher Massenszenen im Vordergrund standen, sind die Statistinnen und Statisten seit der Ära Pereira und der Intendanz von Andreas Homoki zunehmend auch für aufwändigere Einzelauftritte sowie für anspruchsvolle technische Einsätze gefragt. Die Mitglieder des Statistenvereins üben ihre Einsätze in der Freizeit und ohne finanzielle Interessen aus. Sie bringen Begeisterung für Musik und Theater mit.

Manon24 / 27 Sept / 3 / 7 / 10 Oct 2025 La scala di seta25 / 28 Sept / 19 / 24 Oct 2025 Tosca28 Sept / 2 / 8 / 11 / 15 / 19 Oct 2025 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 24 Apr / 13 / 17 May 2027 Madama Butterfly30 Dec 2025 / 3 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 16 Jan 2026 Rigoletto20 / 23 / 27 Dec 2025 / 1 / 4 Jan 2026 Le nozze di Figaro24 / 29 Jan / 1 / 5 / 7 / 10 / 14 Feb 2026 / 2 / 6 / 8 / 15 / 19 May 2027 Werther14 / 19 Jun / 1 / 4 / 10 Jul 2026 Così fan tutte3 / 7 / 9 / 12 Jul 2026 Macbeth8 / 11 / 14 / 19 / 22 / 30 Nov 2025 Arabella14 / 18 / 22 / 25 / 28 Apr 2026 Der Rosenkavalier21 / 26 Sept / 1 / 5 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 26 Oct 2025 La clemenza di Tito26 / 29 Apr / 3 / 8 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 25 May 2026 Cardillac15 / 18 / 21 / 25 Feb / 1 / 6 / 10 Mar 2026 Hänsel und Gretel16 / 20 / 23 / 28 / 30 Nov / 2 / 4 / 11 / 16 / 18 / 21 Dec 2025 / 2 / 24 / 25 / 31 Jan 2026 Carmen18 / 21 / 23 / 27 / 31 Jan 2026 Un ballo in Maschera22 / 28 / 31 May / 7 / 13 Jun 2026 Die Fledermaus7 / 10 / 12 / 14 / 18 / 26 / 28 / 31 Dec 2025 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 10 Jan / 29 Sept / 8 / 17 / 23 / 25 Oct 2026 Giulio Cesare in Egitto11 / 13 / 15 / 17 / 21 / 25 / 28 Mar 2026 Scylla et Glaucus27 / 29 / 31 Mar / 2 / 6 / 30 Apr / 2 May 2026 La forza del destino2 / 7 / 12 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 26 / 29 Nov / 17 / 21 Dec 2025 Sillons de Mémoires5 / 6 / 7 Feb 2026 Gianni Schicchi2 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 13 May 2026 Monster's Paradise8 / 14 / 18 Mar / 10 / 12 Apr 2026 Alice im Wunderland8 / 15 / 19 / 21 / 26 / 28 Nov / 6 Dec 2026 / 2 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 17 Jan 2027 Manon Lescaut11 / 15 / 18 / 22 / 26 Dec 2026 Die lustige Witwe27 / 31 Dec 2026 / 3 / 7 / 10 / 13 Jan 2027 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027 Roméo et Juliette12 / 19 / 21 Feb / 2 / 5 Mar 2027 La bohème16 / 18 / 23 Jun / 4 / 7 / 10 Jul 2027 Don Carlo1 / 6 / 8 / 11 Jul 2027 La fanciulla del west25 / 28 Feb / 3 / 7 Mar / 4 / 7 / 10 / 16 Apr 2027 Elektra22 / 26 Nov / 2 / 5 / 10 / 13 / 16 Dec 2026 Rinaldo14 / 19 / 23 / 25 / 27 / 29 Mar 2027 Samson et Dalila13 / 17 / 20 / 24 / 27 / 30 Jun / 2 / 9 Jul 2027 Tannhäuser26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026

Abstract

A little bottle labelled "Drink Me!" that makes one shrink, a cake that causes one to grow immeasurably after eating it, a mad hatter who celebrates an unbirthday on 364 days of the year – these and many other curious adventures are experienced by Alice after she follows a rabbit and falls down a hole. But is it really all just a dream? Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s book has fascinated many generations of theatre and film makers, including the Italian composer Pierangelo Valtinoni. His poetic music, as well as the imaginative and fast-paced staging by Nadja Loschky, already delighted audiences at the Zurich world premiere.

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