Opernhaus Zürich

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Opernhaus Zürich is a renowned opera house in Zurich, Switzerland, known for its high-caliber opera and ballet productions and its prominent role in the country’s cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera house
theatre building
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
category Buildings and structures in Zürich
Opera houses in Switzerland
Tourist attractions in Zürich
coordinates 47.366°N 8.546°E
country Switzerland
formerName Aktientheater Zürich
surface form: Stadttheater Zürich
hasArchitect Ferdinand Fellner
Hermann Helmer
hasCapacity approximately 1100 seats
hasChorusMaster Ernst Raffelsberger
hasIntendant Andreas Homoki
hasMusicDirector Gianandrea Noseda
hasOrchestra Philharmonia Zürich
hasPrincipalConductor Gianandrea Noseda
hasRenovation further refurbishments and technical upgrades in the 21st century
major renovation in the 1980s
hasResidentCompany Ballett Zürich
Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zurich Opera
hasWebsite https://www.opernhaus.ch
heritageDesignation Swiss cultural property of national significance
inception 1891
knownFor high artistic standards
innovative opera productions
internationally renowned singers and conductors
leading ballet company Ballett Zürich
languageOfWorkOrName German
locatedIn Lake Zürich right bank
Sechseläutenplatz
Zurich
surface form: Zürich

Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zürich Opera House complex

canton of Zürich
mainUse ballet performances
classical music concerts
opera performances
officialName Opernhaus Zürich self-link
opened 1891
operatedBy Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
surface form: Opernhaus Zürich AG
ownedBy Zurich
surface form: City of Zürich
partOf Swiss national cultural heritage
cultural life of Zürich
publicTransitAccess Stadelhofen railway station
Zürich Stadelhofen S-Bahn station
Zürich tram lines serving Bellevue and Opernhaus stops
replaced Aktientheater Zürich
significantEvent important productions of works by Richard Wagner
major productions of 20th-century and contemporary opera
premiere of Alban Berg’s opera Lulu (incomplete version) in 1937
world premiere of Arnold Schönberg’s Moses und Aron (concert performance) in 1954

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Zurich hasTheatre Opernhaus Zürich
Opernhaus Zürich locatedIn Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zürich Opera House complex
Opernhaus Zürich operatedBy Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Opernhaus Zürich AG
Opernhaus Zürich hasResidentCompany Opernhaus Zürich self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zurich Opera
Opernhaus Zürich officialName Opernhaus Zürich self-link
Zurich Film Festival venue Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Zurich Opera House
Daniele Gatti employer Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Zurich Opera
Ferdinand Fellner notableWork Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Zurich Opera House
Hermann Helmer notableWork Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Zurich Opera House
Aktientheater Zürich replacedBy Opernhaus Zürich
Aktientheater Zürich predecessorOf Opernhaus Zürich
Ballett Zürich basedIn Opernhaus Zürich
Ballett Zürich parentOrganization Opernhaus Zürich
Ballett Zürich performsAt Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Opernhaus Zürich main stage
Andreas Homoki hasDirectedAt Opernhaus Zürich
Philharmonia Zürich residentOrchestraOf Opernhaus Zürich
Philharmonia Zürich associatedWith Opernhaus Zürich
Philharmonia Zürich performsAt Opernhaus Zürich
Stadelhofen railway station near Opernhaus Zürich
Sechseläutenplatz adjacentTo Opernhaus Zürich
this entity surface form: Zürich Opera House