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

13/02/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland 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

Rameau’s Platée in Zurich is a delightfully comical tragedy, or does it end well after all?

22/12/202321/12/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Rameau, Platée: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich / Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor). Zurich Opera, 10.12.2023. (MF)

Mathias Vidal (centre front, Platée) © Toni Suter

Camilla Nylund’s Brünnhilde sets the house on fire in Zurich Oper’s Götterdämmerung

28/11/202307/11/2023 by Michael Fischer

United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Choir of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 5.11.2023. (MF)

Zurich Opera’s *Götterdämmerung* Act III: Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) and Rhinemaidens © Monika Rittershaus

Puccini’s La Rondine: Zurich Opera polishes a rare gem

20/09/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Puccini, La Rondine: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Choir of Zurich Opera (chorus master: Ernst Raffelsberger), Philharmonia Zurich / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Zurich Opera, 17.9.2023. (MF)

Benjamin Bernheim (Ruggero) and Ermonela Jaho (Magda) © Monika Rittershaus

Beauty and brutality in George Benjamin’s Lessons in Love and Violence at Zurich Opera

20/09/202306/06/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland George Benjamin, Lessons in Love and Violence: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich / Ivan Volkov (conductor). Zurich Opera, 4.6.2023. (MF)

Zurich Opera’s *Lessons in Love and Violence* © Herwig Prammer

Roméo et Juliette at Zurich Opera: a superstar cast but little spark

15/04/202314/04/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Dancers, Choir of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Roberto Forés Veses (conductor). Zurich Opera, 10.4.2023. (MF)

Benjamin Bernheim (Roméo) and Julie Fuchs (Juliette) © Herwig Prammer

Magnificent music making and straightforward storytelling: Siegfried at Zurich Opera

05/06/202308/03/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Wagner, Siegfried: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, 5.3.2023. (MF)

Siegfried (r front, Klaus Forian Vogt) fights the dragon © Monika Rittershaus

Italianità outside our traditional comfort zone: Roberto Devereux at Zurich Opera

05/06/202309/02/2023 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Donizetti, Roberto Devereux: Soloists, Chorus of Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Enrique Mazzola (conductor). Zurich Opera, 4.2.2023. (MF)

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