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Opera House
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A home for the muses, a place for art
The Zürich Opera House was the first opera house in all of Europe that had electric lighting. The neo-baroque theater building in front of the Sechseläuten green on the shore of Lake Zürich was built in 1891 upon 1,800 oak piles. The first opera ever performed there was Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin". In 1926, with the construction of the Schauspielhaus, Switzerland's largest theater, all theater performances moved to a different location.
Heinz Spörli, one of the most renowned choreographers of our time, has been director of the Zürich Ballet since 1996. Director of the Opera House is Alexander Pereira, who has fulfilled this position with great dedication since 1991. It is a kind of unwritten law that each of the some 50 productions staged each year is offered at least once as a people's performance. Of the 50 productions, some 15 are premieres, making the Zürich Opera House the opera house with the most opera premieres in Europe.
A view behind the scenes? The Opera House offers guided tours upon request.
It is possible to rent the Foyer for receptions.
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Address:
Opernhaus
Falkenstrasse 1
8008 Zürich
Tel. +41 (0)44 268 66 66
www.opernhaus.ch
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