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John Rhodes

Christian Gerhaher illuminates Zurich’s rather grey Simon Boccanegra with its permitted audience of 70

14/01/202108/12/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Verdi, Simon Boccanegra: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Fabio Luisi (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich, 6.12.2020. (JR)

Christian Gerhaher (Simon Boccanegra) & Nicholas Brownless (Paolo Albiani)
(c) Monika Rittershaus

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Tómas Tómasson’s stentorian, dark baritone resounds in a mixed Zurich song recital

28/12/202028/11/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Fauré, Vaughan Williams, Ravel: Tómas Tómasson (baritone) and Rafael Gordillo (piano). Pauluskirche Zurich, Zurich, 26.11.2020. (JR)

Tómas Tómasson

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Bruckner 0 : Beethoven 7 (not a football score) – Philharmonia Zurich on top form on the opera stage

16/11/202026/10/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Bruckner, Beethoven: Philharmonia Zurich / Markus Poschner (conductor). Zurich Opera House, 25.10.2020. (JR)

Philharmonia Zurich

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Disappointing Covid version of L’elisir d’amore at Zurich Opera

16/11/202025/10/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Philharmonia Zurich / Nikolas Nägele  (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich, 23.10.2020. (JR)

Zurich Opera’s L’elisir d’amore (a previous revival)

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Lausanne Chamber Orchestra makes quality impression as coronavirus strikes twice in Zurich

16/11/202020/10/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Schumann, Schubert: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Lausanne Chamber Orchestra / Simone Young (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 19.10.2020. (JR)

Simone Young (c) Bertold Fabricius

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Hugely inventive Jan Philipp Gloger production of Die Csárdásfürstin at Zurich Opera

12/10/202026/09/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Kálmán, Die Csárdásfürstin: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Lorenzo Viotti (conductor). Zurich Opera, Zurich, 25.9.2020. (JR)

Zurich Opera’s Die Csárdásfürstin (c) Toni Suter

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Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich season opens with mysterious Pärt and ebullient Beethoven

12/10/202026/09/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Pärt, Beethoven: Andreas Janke (violin), Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich / Paavo Järvi (conductor), Tonhalle Maag, Zurich, 24.9.2020. (JR)

Paavo Järvi (c) Gaëtan Bally

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Ingenious performance of Boris Godunov at Zurich Opera, current envy of the operatic world

12/10/202022/09/2020 by John Rhodes

SwitzerlandSwitzerland Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Soloists, Chorus of the Zurich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich / Kirill Karabits (conductor), Zurich Opera, Zurich. 20.9.2020. (JR)

Zurich Opera’s Boris Godunov
(c) Monika Rittershaus

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