Open-Air-Concert

Past performances

Georges Bizet: Overture from "Carmen" and "La fleur que tu m’avais jetée" from "Carmen"

Charles Gounod: Ballet Music from "Faust" and "Ah! lève-toi, soleil!" from "Roméo et Juliette"

Jules Massenet: "Méditation" from "Thaïs" and "Pourquoi me réveiller" from "Werther"

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

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    Concert as part of "Opernhaus für alle"

    Please note: Due to the high temperatures, the concert will now begin at 21:00.

    Free admission
Musical Director:
Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House since the 2021/22 season. In addition, he is Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019, he became Music Director of the newly founded Tsinandali Festival and the Georgian Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra. From 2007 to 2018, Noseda served as General Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino, where he artistically reshaped the opera house during his tenure. Noseda has conducted the world’s leading orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic) as well as at the most prestigious opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg, and Verbier). He has also held leading positions with the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), the Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), and the Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). His discography comprises more than 80 CDs, with a special focus on the "Musica Italiana" project, which features neglected 20th-century Italian repertoire. Born in Milan, Noseda is a Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana and received the Order of Merit of the City of Milan in 2024. In 2015, he was named "Musical America’s Conductor of the Year," was awarded "Conductor of the Year" at the 2016 International Opera Awards, and received the Puccini Prize in 2023. In the same year, the Oper! Awards honored Noseda as "Best Conductor," particularly recognizing his interpretations of the first two "Ring" operas at the Zurich Opera House.

Rachmaninow – Die drei Opern1 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 28 Nov 2026 Das Rheingold29 Nov / 4 / 12 / 17 Dec 2026 Gabetta & Noseda7 Nov 2026 Die Walküre24 / 31 Jan / 3 / 6 Feb 2027 Samson et Dalila13 / 17 / 20 / 24 / 27 / 30 Jun / 2 / 9 Jul 2027 Kinderopernorcherster23 / 27 / 31 May / 19 / 20 Jun 2027 Open-Air-Konzert4 Jul 2027

Cast


Tenor Benjamin Bernheim

Benjamin Bernheim

Benjamin Bernheim studied with Gary Magby at the Conservatory in Lausanne and was a member of the International Opera Studio and the ensemble at Zurich Opera House. Today, the French tenor appears at the most prestigious opera houses, including the Opéra national de Paris, the Metropolitan Opera New York, the Vienna State Opera, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Teatro alla Scala and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. His principal roles include Rodolfo ("La bohème"), Des Grieux ("Manon"), Edgardo ("Lucia di Lammermoor"), Roméo ("Roméo et Juliette"), Lenski ("Eugen Onegin"), as well as the title roles in "Faust", "Werther" and "Les contes d’Hoffmann". In the 2025/26 season, he returned to Zurich as Des Grieux in "Manon" and appeared as Faust in "La Damnation de Faust" at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and as Hoffmann in "Les contes d’Hoffmann" at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. In 2024, he performed at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris and at the reopening of Notre-Dame. In 2025, he was named Singer of the Year at the Opus Klassik Awards. His current repertoire is also complemented by song recitals and concert performances. In 2026/27, Bernheim returns to Zurich Opera House as Ruggero in Puccini’s "La rondine".

La rondine24 / 27 Sept / 1 / 10 / 15 Oct 2026
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Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House

Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House

Cast

Oiseaux Rebelles11 / 13 / 16 / 18 / 27 Sept 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 Tannhäuser26 Sept / 4 / 9 / 13 Oct 2026 Die Fledermaus29 Sept / 8 / 17 / 23 / 25 Oct 2026 Ein Sommernachtstraum11 / 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 Romeo und Julia20 / 27 / 29 Nov / 6 / 13 / 19 / 26 / 27 Dec 2026 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 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 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 Tosca11 / 14 / 17 / 21 / 24 Apr / 13 / 17 May 2027 L'elisir d'amore25 / 27 / 29 Apr / 2 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 17 / 21 May 2027 Le nozze di Figaro2 / 6 / 8 / 15 / 19 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 Rachmaninow – Die drei Opern1 / 4 / 8 / 15 / 18 / 21 / 28 Nov 2026 Benefizkonzert Anne-Sophie Mutter2 Oct 2026 Open-Air-Konzert4 Jul 2027

Abstract

During the popular "Opernhaus für alle" weekend on Sechseläutenplatz, a stage will be set up alongside the large screen for the first time. Following a performance by the newly founded Children’s Opera Orchestra (18:00), the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House will perform live on Sunday evening (20:00). Under the direction of General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, the internationally acclaimed tenor Benjamin Bernheim will perform some of the great tenor arias from Bizet’s "Carmen", Gounod’s "Roméo et Juliette" and Massenet’s "Werther". In the second half of the programme, audiences will hear Antonín Dvořák’s popular Symphony No. 9, composed in America in 1892/93 and known by the subtitle "From the New World".

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