Opera is weird, over-the-top, and old school? Absolutely! Come on over, let yourself be transported to another world, and find out for yourself why the Opernhaus Zürich is one of the world's leading cultural institutions.
In each performance in the main auditorium, four wheelchair spaces are available in the stalls in seating category 4. Accompanying persons receive a 50% discount. In addition, there is an offer of two wheelchair seats in the parquet galery in seat category 2, where accompanying persons have the choice of seats in seat categories 2 to 4. Please book your tickets in advance by telephone or in person at the ticket office.
Access to the Opernhaus Zürich and the Restaurant Bernadette' is accessible by the entrance of the ticket office. In the opera house, all floors can be reached by the passenger lift, there are no thresholds and obstacles on the individual levels. The wardrobes can only be reached by stairs. Please contact the opera house staff to deliver your jacket to the wardrobe. The toilets for people with disabilities on the ground floor are also equipped for wheelchair users.
There are occasional performances on the Studiobühne. The Studiobühne is located on the third floor and can only be reached via a staircase. There is unfortunately no lift. For reasons of safety, wheelchair users can not visit the performances on the Studiobühne.
How to get there
Cars are allowed to enter and exit the Schillerstrasse (between the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Opernhaus Zürich). From there the Box office can be reached in about 100 meters above the Sechseläutenplatz. Marked disabled parking spaces are available in the Opéra car park, from where a passenger lift leads to the hall of the ticket office.
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Rachmaninov: The Three Operas
Power, control and destructive greed – and a love that overcomes guilt and death – stand at the centre of this late-Romantic triptych. This evening ...
04.11.2026
19:00
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Guided Tour Costume Department (GER)
The one-hour tour takes you into the costume department and gives you an insight into the production and processing of women's and men's costumes at the ...
06.11.2026
14:30
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Guided Tour Stage Technology (GER)
The 75-minute tour takes you under, on, and above the stage of the Opera House, offering a fascinating glimpse into the world of stage technology.
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06.11.2026
16:00
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‘Alice in Wonderland’ workshop for families
For selected productions in the season programme, family workshops are offered to prepare for a visit to the opera. Participants explore the story and ...
07.11.2026
14:30
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Gabetta & Noseda
Sergei Prokofiev often collected his musical material long before incorporating it into his compositions. For his Third Symphony, for example, he used ...
07.11.2026
19:00
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Alice im Wunderland
A little bottle labelled "Drink Me!" that makes one shrink, a cake that causes one to grow immeasurably after eating it, a mad hatter who celebrates an ...