Zurich Opera House returns to normality
The Zurich Opera House's 2022/23 season was characterized by a return to normalitāt. Attendance figures have almost reached their pre-pandemic record level.
With an overall occupancy rate of 89.2 percent for 326 performances and 241,507 admissions, Zurich Opera House is in an exceptionally good position by international standards, according to a press release. The opera division recorded 146,963 admissions in the 161 performances and thus achieved an occupancy rate of 87.5 percent. Eight productions were at 99 percent capacity. The most successful production was Tchaikovsky's Yevgeny Onegin with one hundred percent capacity utilization for five performances. The major project, which will run for several seasons The Ring of the Nibelung was 97.1 percent in favor of The Valkyrie and 98.9 percent for Siegfried was also extremely well attended.
Ballett Zürich thrilled 61,631 people with its 62 performances and achieved a very good attendance rate of 95.4 percent. The most successful production here was the ballet Anna Karenina by Christian Spuck with eight performances at 99.4 percent. The 46 events for children and families were attended 14,808 times.
Sponsorship income once again exceeded the CHF 10 million mark. Income from performances in the 2022/23 season amounted to CHF 2 million. To cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a provision of CHF 2.49 million was set aside for the 2022 season, which was released in full. This resulted in an annual profit of 954,569 francs. This profit fully compensates for the losses of the three previous coronavirus seasons. The Zurich Opera House has thus survived the pandemic with no impact on earnings.
