Soon

Wed 06 May

19.00

Main Stage

Fidelio

Opera by Ludwig van Beethoven

Fri 08 May

18.00

Main Stage

La clemenza di Tito

Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sat 09 May

17.00

Main Stage

A Night at the Opera

● Premiere on 26 Apr 2026
29 Apr / 3 / 8 / 15 / 17 / 20 / 25 May 2026

"La clemenza di Tito"

Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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On the programme

Gianni Schicchi
(Eine Ballnacht)

from 02 until 13 May 2026

Two-part evening with the International Opera Studio and the Musikkollegium Winterthur

Ludwig van Beethoven’s
"Fidelio"

from 03 until 16 May 2026

With Klaus Florian Vogt and Gabriela Scherer

Hector Berlioz'
"La Damnation de Faust"

from 10 until 17 May 2026

Concert performance with Elīna Garanča, Saimir Pirgu, Stanislav Vorobyov and Amin Ahangaran

Giuseppe Verdi’s
"Un ballo in maschera"

from 22 May until 13 Jun 2026

With Stephen Costello, Elena Stikhina and Yulia Matochkina

Song recital Piotr Beczała

31 May 2026

Works by Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski, Antonín Dvořák, Stanisław Moniuszko and others

3rd La Scintilla Concert

18 May 2026

Works by Francesco Venturini, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Friedrich Händel and Francesco Geminiani

Formats & Festivals

Opernhaus für alle

26 until 28 Jun 2026

Open-air on three days: On an entire weekend in June 2026, spectators can enjoy live broadcasts of an opera and ballet performance as well as an open-air concert with the Zurich Opera Orchestra on Sechseläutenplatz.

Children's Opera Orchestra

25 May until 21 Jun 2026

The newly founded Children’s Opera Orchestra brings together young musicians from across the Canton of Zurich: in collaboration with 36 music schools and the Zurich Opera House, children aged 7 to 14 develop their musical skills, experience ensemble playing and perform on the main stage.

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A series of philosophical talks

With the “Nachhall” lecture series, the Kunsthaus Zürich and the Zurich Opera House jointly invite you to an in-depth exploration of the theme of transience in art and music. Barbara Bleisch speaks with fascinating individuals from the worlds of culture, academia, philosophy, and society about finitude, hope, and change—about what passes and what remains.

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The successful project, which is being carried out jointly by the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich, the Zurich Opera House, and the Kunsthaus, entered its third season.

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