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From September 28 to October 19, Sonya Yoncheva will once again embody the title role of Tosca at the Opernhaus Zürich, joined by Jonas Kaufmann as Cavaradossi and Bryn Terfel as Scarpia. The performances will be conducted by Marco Armiliato and Leonardo Sini.

Sonya is approaching her milestone 50th performance in this iconic character, which has become one of her signature parts. Since her much-anticipated role debut in a new Metropolitan Opera production in the 2017/18 season, she has brought the passionate Roman diva to some of the world’s most prestigious stages – including Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, the Caracalla Festival in Rome, the Arena di Verona, and the State Operas of Berlin, Munich, and Vienna.

Her return to Zurich comes in Robert Carsen’s acclaimed staging, in which she triumphed during the 2021/22 season.

More information and tickets: https://www.opernhaus.ch/spielplan/kalendarium/tosca/2025-2026/

[Photo: Monika Rittershaus]

Sonya Yoncheva joins the Romanian Radio National Orchestra under the baton of Francesco Ivan Ciampa on Sunday, 21 September 2025, at 4:30 PM at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, for a concert at the prestigious George Enescu International Festival.

The all-French programme showcases Sonya in a selection of arias and songs by Massenet, Bizet, Verdi, and Enescu. This marks her return to the Enescu Festival following her acclaimed 2021 recital with Malcolm Martineau.

Programme:
George Enescu Estrene de la rose and Du confict en douleur from Sept chansons de Clément Marot Op. 15
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances
Jules Massenet Pleurer mes yeux from Le Cid
Georges Bizet Habanera from Carmen
Jules Massenet Méditation from Thaïs
Jules Massenet Celui dont la parole from Hérodiade
Jules Massenet Adieu, notre petite table from Manon
Giuseppe Verdi Les vêpres siciliennes Overture
Giuseppe Verdi Toi qui sus le néant from Don Carlo

[Photo by Manfred Baumann]

Sonya Yoncheva returned to the stage of the Wiener Staatsoper on September 6 as the title heroine in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, following the triumphant premiere of Evgeny Titov’s new production this past spring.

After an intensive summer period – with many performances in less than two months across eight different concert programs and five roles – Sonya experienced acute physical fatigue, which made her sing and breathe with great effort. She was therefore unable to appear at the Vienna Gala on September 7 and also had to cancel the rest of the Iolanta performances. She shared the following message with her audience:

“My body said STOP and I will listen to it this time! I am sorry about this situation and I send my excuses to my beloved Viennese audience. I cherish all your support!”

Sonya is planning to return to the stage on September 21 for a concert at the George Enescu Festival.