Zurich Opera

Geschichte

Oper Zürich is an opera company based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company gives performances in the Opernhaus Zürich which has been the company’s home for fifty years.HistoryWilhelm Furtwängler began his career there, and in 1913 Richard Wagner’s Parsifal was given its first performance outside Bayreuth. Ferruccio Busoni, Paul Hindemith, Richard Strauss, Othmar Schoeck, Arthur Honegger, Frank Martin and other famous composers all left their mark on the development of Zurich’s musical theatre. Zurich Opera House has been the setting for numerous world premières, such as Alban Berg’s Lulu, Paul Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler, Arnold Schönberg’s Moses und Aron, and Rudolf Kelterborn's Der Kirschgarten. Works by Heinrich Sutermeister and Giselher Klebe were also performed there for the first time.

"Das Opernhaus Zürich ist das grösste Opernhaus der Schweiz. Es bietet Platz für 1100 Besucher. Das Opernhaus Zürich wird seit 2012 von Intendant Andreas Homoki, Generalmusikdirektor Fabio Luisi und Ballettdirektor Christian Spuck geleitet."