Opernhaus Zürich is set to captivate audiences with a rich tapestry of operatic masterpieces during its 2024-2025 season. Featuring celebrated works from Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, and others, this season promises to be a feast for the senses. Highlights include Camilla Nylund's return as Senta in 'Der fliegende Holländer', the emotionally charged 'Un ballo in Maschera', and the timeless tragedy of 'Madama Butterfly'. With world-class performers and the exceptional musical direction of Gianandrea Noseda, Opernhaus Zürich is poised to deliver unforgettable experiences that resonate deeply with opera lovers.

A Melodic Tapestry: Opernhaus Zürich's Enchanting 2024-2025 Opera Season

Prepare for an enchanting journey at the Opernhaus Zürich, where timeless operatic masterpieces come to life, featuring the extraordinary talents of Camilla Nylund, Tomasz Konieczny, and Brenda Rae. With productions ranging from Wagner's legendary 'Der fliegende Holländer' to Verdi's poignant 'Rigoletto,' this season promises to captivate audiences with its stellar performances and rich storytelling. These carefully curated operas, steeped in cultural and historical significance, will be led by some of the finest conductors and performers, ensuring an unforgettable experience for all who attend.

Operatic Odyssey: A Journey Through Zurich's Masterpieces

Opernhaus Zürich is set to captivate audiences with a trio of operatic masterpieces: Richard Wagner's 'Lohengrin', Giuseppe Verdi's 'Rigoletto', and Jacques Offenbach's 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann'. This lineup showcases a blend of romantic, melodramatic, and fantastical elements, brought to life by talented performers like Piotr Beczała and Brenda Rae. These performances promise audiences an immersive experience of powerful storytelling, intricate compositions, and profound emotional depth. Prepare to be transported into worlds of intrigue, passion, and drama through these iconic operas.

An Operatic Journey at Opernhaus Zürich: Lohengrin, Rigoletto, and Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Opernhaus Zürich is set to host an operatic feast featuring timeless classics and contemporary pieces. From Wagner's 'Lohengrin' to Offenbach's 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann', the lineup promises to captivate audiences with stellar performances by renowned artists. This season's offerings include compelling narratives, enchanting musical scores, and a celebration of cultural richness, making it a must-visit for opera enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

Operatic Extravaganza at Opernhaus Zürich: A Journey Through Classic and Contemporary Masterpieces

This summer, Zürich is set to become a vibrant epicenter of opera and music, with Opernhaus Zürich hosting a series of captivating events. From the fantastical 'Les Contes d’Hoffmann' to the enriching 'L'Orfeo', and innovative youth projects like '#Entscheide dich!', there's something for everyone. Additionally, gala concerts highlighting renowned talents and a delightful open-air event promise to engage and entertain diverse audiences. As these events unfold, the city will witness a blend of classic and contemporary, traditional and innovative performances.

Opera and Music Extravaganza: A Month at Opernhaus Zürich

Christopher Willoughby

Katrina Galka

Marina Viotti

Lauren Fagan

Daniel Norman

Andrew Foster-Williams

Saimir Pirgu

Adriana Gonzalez

Steffan Lloyd Owen

Stanislav Vorobyov

Judith Schmid

Nathan Haller

Lobel Barun

Valeriy Murga

Samson Setu

Maximilian Lawrie

Maria Stella Maurizi

Wolfgang Gussmann

Andreas Homoki

Beate Breidenbach

Franck Evin

Opernhaus Zürich

Philharmonia Zürich

Chor der Oper Zürich

Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

A coup attempt and his best friend a conspirator – yet Tito would rather relinquish his throne than base his power on fear and terror. "La clemenza di Tito" is a work that poses timeless questions about the use of power, guilt, and forgiveness. Mozart's late opera seria contains some of his most fascinating arias and ensembles. The rising tenor Giovanni Sala sings Tito, while Cecilia Bartoli interprets Sesto, one of her signature roles. The historically informed Orchestra La Scintilla performs under the direction of Gianluca Capuano.

La clemenza di Tito

An attempted coup is uncovered, and his best friend is a conspirator – but Tito would rather renounce his office as ruler than base his power on fear and terror. «La clemenza di Tito» is a work that poses timeless questions about how to deal with power, and about guilt and forgiveness. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s late opera seria contains some of his most beautiful arias and ensembles. Conductor Marc Minkowski returns to Opernhaus Zürich with this new production, as does Italian director Damiano Michieletto.

The clemency of Titus

Zurich Opera House

Puccini’s one-act opera does not end with a tragic operatic death. The body of the rich Buoso Donati is already laid out when the curtain rises, his loudly lamenting relatives gathered around. But appearances can be deceiving. Puccini paints a family portrait of a shameless and greedy community of heirs. Even shrewd mastermind Gianni Schicchi is only out for himself. This lively ensemble piece is tailor-made for the members of the International Opera Studio. Up-and-coming director Lilli Fischer combines Puccini’s only comic opera with a newly developed prequel.

Gianni Schicchi

In order to free her husband Florestan, Leonore disguises herself as a male prison guard and sneaks into a prison. Beethoven’s only opera is infused with an unwavering belief in the power of hope. The powerful liberation music at the end anticipates the «Ode to Joy» from his Ninth Symphony. Andreas Homoki separates the plot from its bourgeois comic light opera context, focusing instead on the utopian idea of world brotherhood and the universal themes of humanity that Beethoven chose as his central focus. Klaus Florian Vogt, one of the most outstanding tenors of our time, will appear as Florestan.

Fidelio

«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.

The Damnation of Faust

3. Concert La Scintilla

In the middle of his career, Giuseppe Verdi with «created one of his most diverse scores». Embedded in effective ensemble scenes that oscillate between operetta-like, mysterious oracular magic and dark conspiracy drama, Verdi focuses on the private fate of a politician: Riccardo, the governor of Boston, is in love with Amelia, the wife of his best friend and advisor Renato. When the two are discovered during a passionate nocturnal encounter, Renato joins the conspirators and discovers Riccardo's disguise at the masked ball.

A Masked Ball

In William Shakespeare's drama "Romeo and Juliet," the power of love allows two young people to transcend their limitations. The lovers of Verona have conquered the ballet stage thanks to the music of Sergei Prokofiev. He masterfully captured the clash of love and hate, and the juxtaposition of tenderness and violence, in his vibrant, passionate score. Cathy Marston brings the world's most famous love story to the stage with the Zurich Ballet as a world of contrasts, where everything can change in an instant: around the next corner awaits the love of your life, or perhaps death itself.

Romeo and Juliet

In William Shakespeare’s drama «Romeo and Juliet», the power of love allows two young people to transcend ordinary human limitations. Thanks to Sergei Prokofiev’s music, the star-crossed lovers of Verona have conquered the ballet stage. He brilliantly captured the clashing of love and hate and the juxtaposition of tenderness and violence in his colorful, passionate score.

Under the musical direction of Gianandrea Noseda and Ann-Katrin Stöcker, the newly founded Kinderopernorchester performs excerpts from «Carmen» and «Hänsel und Gretel» alongside soloists and the Kinderchor der Oper Zürich.

Concert Kinderopernorchester­concert

The children's opera orchestra, with instrumentalists from all 35 music schools in the canton of Zurich, performs under the direction of Gianandrea Noseda and Ann-Katrin Stöcker, together with soloists from the Zurich Opera.

Children's Opera Orchestra

Opéra-fantastique in five acts by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Libretto by Jules Paul Barbier after the drame fantastique of the same name
by Barbier and Michel Florentin Carré

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

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