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Desperate passion in Barrie Kosky’s enthralling Zurich Manon Lescaut

12/02/202511/02/2025 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Puccini, Manon Lescaut: Soloists, Extras Association of Zurich Opera, Zurich Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Zurich / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Zurich Opera, 8.2.2025. (MF)

Barrie Kosky’s *Manon Lescaut* for Zurich Opera © Monika Rittershaus

Katharina Konradi’s Oscar steals the show in Zurich’s Un ballo in maschera

05/01/202514/12/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Philharmonia Zurich / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Zurich Opera, 8.12.2024. (MF)

Zurich Opera’s *Un ballo in maschera*: Agnieszka Rehlis (feat. centre, Ulrica) © Herwig Prammer

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

07/11/202406/11/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland 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

Ariadne auf Naxos opens the season in Zurich with Ziyi Dai as a phenomenal Zerbinetta

26/10/202430/09/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland R. Strauss, Ariadne Auf Naxos: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich / Markus Poschner (conductor). Zurich Opera, 25.9.2024. (MF)

Andreas Homoki’s *Ariadne auf Naxos* for Zurich Opera © Monika Rittershaus

Zurich Opera sets their new Carmen in Paris

11/04/202410/04/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland 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

Roman Haubenstock-Ramati’s 1966 opera Amerika is a discovery worth the journey to Zurich

11/03/202411/03/2024 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, Amerika: Soloists, Dancers, Philharmonia Zurich / Gabriel Feltz (conductor). Zurich Opera, 9.3.2024. (MF)

Zurich Opera’s *Amerika* © Herwig Prammer

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

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