Fichtenholz leaves Zurich Opera House
According to an announcement by the online magazine Slipped Disc, Michael Fichtenholz will step down as Zurich Opera Director at the end of the season.
Born in Moscow in 1978, Fichtenholz succeeded Sophie de Lint in Zurich. He was previously opera director at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and artistic director of the Karlsruhe International Handel Festival. Slipped Disc assumes that Fichtenholz has not found the connection to younger members of the ensemble.
Zurich Opera House is currently effectively closed. Due to the coronavirus crisis, there will be no more performances with an audience until at least the end of February 2021. Instead, it is making some productions, including Bellini's "I Capuleti e I Montecchi" and Gluck's "Orphée et Euridice", available online.
Original article:
https://slippedisc.com/2021/01/exclusive-zurich-loses-artistic-director/
