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Wed 18 Mar

19.00

Main Stage

Monster's Paradise

Music theater by Olga NeuwirthOpera House Day

● Premiere

Fri 20 Mar

19.00

Main Stage

Aci, Galatea e Polifemo

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel

CHF 135 / 115 / 95 / 70 / 45 / 34

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Sat 21 Mar

19.00

Main Stage

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel

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“Zürich Barock”

from 20 to 29 March 2026

The Zurich Opera House celebrates the diversity of Baroque music with a new annual festival. Operas, concerts, chamber music, family programmes and performances invite audiences to immerse themselves in the world of early music for ten days.

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Festival programme "Zürich Barock"

Baroque, Baroque

20 Mar 2026

Opening of the festival "Zürich Barock" with participating artists of the festival, music by Handel and a Baroque food sculpture

Free admission

Georg Friedrich Händel’s
"Giulio Cesare in Egitto"

until 28 Mar 2026

New production by Davide Livermore with Cecilia Bartoli as Cleopatra

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Johann Sebastian Bach’s
"Johannes-Passion"

24 Mar 2026

Under the direction of Florian Helgath with the Zürcher Sing-Akademie

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Georg Friedrich Händel’s
"Aci, Galatea e Polifemo"

Premiere on 20 Mar 2026

Concert performance under the direction of Philippe Jaroussky

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Jeanine De Bique
& Concerto Köln

22 Mar 2026

Arias, sinfonias and suites from operas by Handel, Graun, Vinci and Telemann

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Concert with the Zürcher Kammerorchester
and Inmo Yang

21 Mar 2026, ZKO Haus

Works by Corelli, Locatelli and Leclair

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Jean-Marie Leclair’s
"Scylla et Glaucus"

Premiere on 27 Mar 2026

Emmanuelle Haïm conducts Le Concert d'Astrée

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“Mühlemann & Noseda”

6th Philharmonic Concert with Regula Mühlemann

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Formats & Festivals

Guest Performances

European Tour 2026

A daily musical moment to discover, marvel at, and enjoy during Advent: for 23 days, the foyer of the opera house is transformed into a small stage for musical surprises.

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A Night at the Opera

09 May 2026

“A Night at the Opera” is the new charity event in support of the youth development work of the Zurich Opera House. For one night, the opera house will become a glamorous setting for artistic highlights, dance, fine dining, and inspiring encounters.

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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.

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Opera - the premieres and revivals of the 2025/26 season

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Architecture Competition for Young People

Between the opera house and Lake Zurich, a new building is set to be constructed – featuring an open meeting space and an inviting viewing terrace. As part of a competition, young people developed ideas on how to create a place where a wide variety of people can feel at ease, translating these ideas into their own architectural projects. The more than 350 submitted works will be presented from 9 to 17 March 2026 in a public exhibition at the Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich (BBZ) as well as online.

To the online exhibition with public voting

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