Opernhaus Zürich has announced minor changes to its 2020-21 season.

The company announced that “due to social distancing regulations, there will still be a few adjustments to the program for the 2020-21 season. ”

The company announced that ⁠the traditional opening festival that kicks off the season on Sept. 19 will be canceled while the planned revival of Verdi’s “I Vespri Siciliani” on Sept. 22 will be replaced by a Verdi Gala. The gala will be conducted by Fabio Luisi and will star Maria Agresta, Bryan Hymel, Quinn Kelsey, and Alexander Vinogradov. The gala will feature arias and scenes from operas such as “I Vespri Siciliani,” “Il Trovatore,” “Rigoletto,” and “Otello.”

Rehearsals for the new production of “Die Csárdásfürstin” with Annette Dasch and Pavol Breslik, which was originally planned for April 2020, will resume. The new production will open on Sept. 25 as an additional premiere. The performance runs of “Boris Godunov,” “Maria Stuarda,” and “Alice in Wonderland” will be reduced by one performance.
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The company also announced that due to technical reasons, some performances will have new start times.

Opernhaus Zürich is the latest opera house to alter its 2020-21 season following La Monnaie and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.