Michael Fischer

The artist is present – Alfred Schnittke’s Life with an idiot by Kirill Serebrennikov in Zurich

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Alfred Schnittke, Life with an idiot: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera,  Zurich Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Zurich / Jonathan Stockhammer (conductor). Zurich Opera, 3.11.2024. (MF)

Susanne Elmark (Wife) and Bo Skovhus (I) © Frol Podlesnyi

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Zurich Opera sets their new Carmen in Paris

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Bizet, Carmen: Soloists, Chorus, Childrens’ choir, SoprAlti of Opera and Extras’ Association of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, 7.4.2024. (MF)

[l-r] Niamh O’Sullivan (Mercédès), Uliana Alexyuk (Frasquita), Marina Viotti (Carmen), Spencer Lang (Le Remendado) and Jean-Luc Ballestra (Le Dancaïre) © Monika Rittershaus

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Barrie Kosky’s magic The Merry Widow in Zurich goes in search of lost time

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SwitzerlandSwitzerland Lehár, Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Soloists, Extras association and Chorus of Zurich opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Patrick Hahn (conductor). Zurich Opera, 11.2.2024. (MF)

(left front, l-r) Marlis Petersen (Hanna Glawari), Nathan Haller (Raoul de Saint-Brioche) and Omer Kobiljak (Vicomte Cascada) © Monika Rittershaus

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