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Song recital Elīna Garanča

State Opera Unter den Linden

This opera’s 1875 premiere in Paris caused a scandal, after the title character’s anarchic nature and lustful femininity disturbed the bourgeois audience’s sensibilities. But Bizet’s opera soon began its triumphal march, becoming a myth of modern times. To this day, «Carmen» fascinates audiences with its relentless drama and the elemental power of its melodies. Andreas Homoki’s production pays homage to the place where the opera was created, the Opéra comique in Paris. 

Carmen

Zurich Opera House

«La Damnation de Faust» is one of Hector Berlioz's most revolutionary works, a dramatic journey to hell that is part opera, part oratorio. «I neither tried to translate Goethe’s masterpiece nor to imitate it, but simply let it work on me in an effort to grasp its musical content», the composer stated candidly. His multicolored music is imaginary theater, a journey into Faust’s interior, from which the devil Méphistophélès himself seems to emerge.

Mezzo-soprano

Elina Garanca

Events

Upcoming events

18 - 31 Jan, 2026

Carmen · Opernhaus Zürich

10 - 17 May, 2026

The Damnation of Faust · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

Jun 2, 2025

Song recital Elīna Garanča · Staatskapelle Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Carmen in Carmen by Bizet

Opernhaus Zürich

Marguerite in The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz

Opernhaus Zürich

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