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NZZ, 24.09.24
Is «Ariadne auf Naxos» a piece for opera experts or does a newcomer also enjoy it, Markus Poschner? In the video, the conductor of our new production reveals what Strauss' opera has to do with the Mona Lisa, why he considers «Ariadne» to be one of the most complete works in all of opera literature and how it relates to the great paradox of life.
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«Who is this woman who played the piano so well?» As a young student, Ragna Schirmer asked herself this question for the first time over thirty years ago. Today, she is a sought-after specialist in the work of Clara Schumann, whose compositions and programmes she has studied, recorded and performed at many original concert venues. Ragna Schirmer can now be heard as a piano soloist in Cathy Marston's ballet Clara and in the discussion concert
03 Nov 2024
«Her song seemed as light as breathing, her high notes flowed effortlessly into the room», the Badische Zeitung once wrote about the soprano, who recently made her debut at Carnegie Hall. In February 2023, the Lucerne native brought in a full house with Identité - Lieder der Heimat, and now she returns to Zurich with another recital with pianist Tatiana Korsunskaya. In addition to classics by Schubert and Strauss, she will also perform lesser-known songs by Dominick Argento and Frank Bridge.
09 Oct 2024
This Philharmonic concert features an exceptional artist of the younger generation on the podium of our orchestra: the 24-year-old Finn Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Philharmonia Zurich in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Violinist Anna Pogostkina will be the soloist in Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor.
20 Oct 2024
Alfred Schnittke is a great composer of the 20th century and a fascinating artistic personality. He stood in the tradition of Russian musical modernism, but also worked his way through the forms of the Baroque, Mozart, Schubert and film music. Parallel to his opera Leben mit einem Idioten on the main stage, we are presenting two of his most beautiful, virtuosic and polystylistically fascinating instrumental works at the Opera Nova concert.
07 Nov 2024
Even the best short film series comes to an end one day. Over the last 19 episodes and 6 seasons, we have told you everything you always wanted to know about the Opernhaus but were afraid to ask. Episode 20 looks back and brings the series to a worthy close.
moreSchäfer Holzbautechnik is currently erecting a single-storey, pavilion-like wooden structure on the roof of our extension building. This 330 square meter transitional building is intended to temporarily relieve our most urgent space problems. We paid a visit to the Aargau-based company in advance and spoke to project manager Stephan Frey about the realization.
A NEW DIRECTION FOR DINING AND CATERING AT THE OPERNHAUS+++ OPERETTEN-FROSCH FOR «DIE LUSTIGE WITWE» +++ RESULTS OF THE 2022/23 SEASON +++ «DER FEURIGE ENGEL» IS BEST OPERA PRODUCTION 2022 +++ GIANANDREA NOSEDA NAMED BEST CONDUCTOR 2023 +++ IOS SINGERS CELEBRATE SUCCESSES AT «TENOR VINAS» +++ RECORDING OF LUNEA WINS ICMA IN THE «CONTEMPORARY MUSIC» CATEGORY +++ FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE 2021/22 SEASON
