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The young Princess Elizabeth 'Bess' Tudor, daughter of the legendary King Henry VIII and the notorious Anne Boleyn, grows up as an orphan in the care of her governess and her humanist tutor, while her half-sister as 'Bloody Mary' brutally rules over her subjects.

The most popular cats in the world are coming back to Switzerland. From May 13th to 29th, 2022, the original English-language version of CATS will be making a guest appearance at Theater 11 Zurich. With their magical charm, the unique cat characters once again inspire young and old.

Besetzungs- und Programmänderung: Im 5. Meisterzyklus-Konzert der Saison wird das Eliot Quartett mit einem Programm von Beethoven, Mendelssohn und Schostakowitsch in St.Gallen zu Gast sein.

The school grades of some middle school students from the class of the committed and experienced teacher Marianne Müller have deteriorated significantly, much to the displeasure of the parents. It is possible that not all of them make the hoped-for jump to secondary school or to the lower grammar school. A catastrophe for the future of the children! 

Violetta Valéry ist jung, begehrt und todkrank. In der glamourösen Halbwelt von Paris führt sie als Edelprostituierte ein ausschweifendes, aber isoliertes Leben im Luxus – bis sie mit Alfredo den Mann trifft, für den sie alles aufgeben und mit dem sie einen bürgerlichen Neuanfang wagen will. Doch die Moralvorstellungen von Alfredos Familie sowie das Fortschreiten ihrer Krankheit machen Violettas Pläne zunichte.

Kinsun Chan, the director of the dance company, is creating a new choreographic platform in collaboration with the master's program in dance at the Zurich University of the Arts. Raw means raw, rough, crude, unpolished, unplastered, naked. 

Peter Eötvös est une figure majeure de l’opéra d’aujourd’hui, à la fois compositeur et chef d’orchestre. Mais vous êtes vous déjà demandé en quoi consistait, concrètement, le travail d’un chef ? Partez à la découverte de ce métier passionnant avec Dimitri Soudoplatoff, en jouant le rôle tantôt du chef, tantôt celui d’un membre de l’orchestre grâce à la technique du soundpainting.

Dans le cadre de son Duel #2, le Grand Théâtre a le plaisir de projeter, en collaboration avec le FIFDH et en avant-première, le documentaire réalisé par Prune Nourry, Serendipity.

Double Murder comes to Grand Théâtre de Genève in March. Performances are from Thursday, 17 March 2022 to Sunday, 20 March 2022.

Based on the themes of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Goethe’s Faust, Sara Ostertag and her team propose a succession of captivating tableaux, where video, theatre, song and dance intermingle.

Continuing the exploration of opéra-ballet begun with Les Indes galantes, the Grand Théâtre and Leonardo García Alarcón, leading his Cappella Mediterranea, enlist the services of Angelin Prejlocaj, a leading figure in French choreography, to stage Atys, a somewhat forgotten masterpiece by the great Lully.

From Mpumalanga to Milan: we may at last enjoy a live performance by South African soprano Pretty Yende after settling for a streaming last season. This is your chance to revel in the breathtaking bel canto of this tremendous artist, in an as yet unananounced programme.

Julien, an absent-minded tenor, arrives late for the recital he is to give at the Grand Théâtre with Jean-Paul, the fastidiouspianist. But it’s not his fault: a mischievous groundhog has stolen his car! Is the story of his funny adventure true or a lie? It doesn’t matter, because above all it allows us to walk together through the melodies of Schumann, Schubert and Beethoven, from the lakeside to the castle of the King of the Forest...

Atelier scénographie autour d’Elektra : Pour la mise en scène d’Elektra présentée au Grand Théâtre en janvier 2022, le metteur en scène Ulrich Rasche a imaginé un dispositif monumental et impressionnant.

This season, the Grand Theatre Geneve is launching its baby-sitting action! Would you like to take an artistic break for an evening? The Grand Théâtre will take care of everything!

The Grand Théâtre will welcome Julie Fuchs, one of the most exciting opera singers of her generation. Winner of three Victoires de la Musique awards (including that of opera singer of the year 2021) and second prize at Operalia, her repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music, with an emphasis on Mozart and heroines from Bel Canto.

Electra is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, king and queen of Mycenae. To avenge the sacrifice of Electra's sister Iphigenia, the queen murders the king who has returned victorious from Troy.

Swiss extremists Zeal & Ardor continue apace towards the release of their self-titled, third album. They have shared the new song Golden Liar. The avant-garde alchemists have been gradually sharing the highly anticipated album with fans, steadily unveiling new tracks in recent months. including Run, Erase, Bow, & Götterdämmerung. 

The Pearl Fishers presents a fairly typical operatic love triangle: Nadir (the tenor) loves Leïla (the soprano) and Zurga (the baritone) is his friend and unsuspecting rival.

B pour Bel canto, B pour Bellini (accessoirement aussi un délicieux cocktail), Bartók, Bizet et Berlioz et tout naturellement, B pour Brunch ! Un brunch en solitaire, en tête-à-tête ou en groupe rhizomatique pour se détendre en compagnie ou délier sa langue entre vieux amis, dans un cadre familial mais pas trop, sous la houlette indifférente des dieux mythologiques des ors rafraîchis des foyers.

Ian Bostridge, ténor will perform alongside Saskia Giorgini, piano at Grand Theatre de Geneva next week.

Gianandrea Noseda begins his tenure as General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House on Sunday, October 24, 2021 with a new production of Il trovatore directed by Adele Thomas with a cast including Piotr Beczala and Marina Rebeka. Noseda's return to operatic leadership follows an interregnum since the transformational work he did at the Teatro Regio Torino from 2007 - 2018.  

With every Grand Théâtre production this season, there will be a Saturday morning of creative workshops related to the upcoming opera or ballet. Song, dance, drama, text, visual arts, it’s all there waiting to surprise you and help you express yourself: voice, stage, theatre and image professionals will guide you through the many aspects of opera, the art that has everything.

Anna Bolena will be performed at Grand Theatre Geneve beginning later this month. Performances will run 22 October - 11 November.

A slice of life, a slice of laughter and a slice of music to garnish the canapé that comes with our urban apéritif! Have a spritz or a vermouth while we supply the entertaining company.