Open-Air-Concert

28. June 2026

Tenor Benjamin Bernheim
Conductor Gianandrea Noseda
Orchester der Oper Zürich

Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor op. 95 «From the New World» and selected opera arias

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Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda

Gianandrea Noseda has been General Music Director of the Opernhaus Zurich since the 2021/22 season. He is also Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D. C.)  and Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra. In 2019 he became the founding Music Director of the Tsinandali Festival and Pan-Caucasian Youth Orchestra in the village of Tsinandali, Georgia. Noseda’s leadership as Music Director of the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007–2018 transformed the opera house resulting in internationally acclaimed productions, tours, and recordings. Noseda has conducted the most important international orchestras (Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Concergetbouw Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic), opera houses (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) and festivals (BBC Proms, Edinburgh, Salzburg and Verbier). He has had significant roles at the BBC Philharmonic (Chief Conductor), Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Principal Guest Conductor), Mariinsky Theatre (Principal Guest Conductor), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Victor de Sabata Chair), Rotterdam Philharmonic (Principal Guest Conductor) and Stresa Festival (Artistic Director). Gianandrea Noseda’s discography comprises more than 70 CDs; notable among them is the «Musica Italiana» Project, in which Noseda documents neglected Italian repertoire of the 20th century. Born in Milan, Noseda holds the honor of Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana. He was honored as Musical America’s Conductor of the Year in 2015 and named Conductor of the Year by the International Opera Awards in 2016.

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Cast


Tenor Benjamin Bernheim

Benjamin Bernheim

Benjamin Bernheim studied with Gary Magby in Lausanne and was a member of the International Opera Studio and later of the ensemble at the Zurich Opera House. The French tenor has since established himself as a regular guest at the most prestigious opera houses, including the Opéra de Paris, the Vienna and Berlin State Operas, and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. In 2020, he was named "Opera Singer of the Year" at the Les Victoires de la Musique Awards and "Musical Personality of the Year" by the French Critics’ Association. That same year, his debut album received both a "Diapason d’Or" and a "Choc de Classica".

Highlights of his career to date include the title role in Faust (Opéra national de Paris, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and Latvian National Opera), Roméo in Roméo et Juliette (Opéra national de Paris and Zurich Opera House), Rodolfo in La bohème (Opéra national de Paris, Zurich Opera House, Royal Opera House, Berlin State Opera, and Vienna State Opera), Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Zurich Opera House, Vienna State Opera, and Salzburg Festival), and Alfredo in La traviata (Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Zurich Opera House, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opéra national de Bordeaux, and Berlin State Opera).

He has also given song recitals at the Salzburg Festival, the Verbier Festival, La Grange au Lac, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, the Philharmonie de Luxembourg, and the Wiener Konzerthaus. Most recently, he made his role debut as Ruggero Lastouc in Puccini’s La rondine at the Zurich Opera House. Benjamin Bernheim is an exclusive artist with Deutsche Grammophon.

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