Bern Theatre, known in the city as Stadttheater Bern, is an
opera house and theatre in
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. The theatre opened in 1903 and was modernised between 2015–2016 with significant structural changes made to the backstage and auditorium.
The theatre took on a new trading name from the 2011/2012 season through to the 2020/2021 as Konzert Theatre Bern representing the four different sections of the theatre; the
Bern Symphony Orchestra The Bern Symphony Orchestra (Berner Symphonie-Orchester) is a Swiss orchestra based in Bern. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the ''Kursaal'' in Bern, and also acts as the orchestra of the Bern Theatre, for opera and dance performances. ...
(BSO), Musiktheater (Opera), Schauspiel (Theatre) and Tanz (Dance).
Starting in the season of 2021 / 2022 the theatre will be known as Bühnen Bern.
Famous past performers include
Robin Adams
Robin Adams is an English lyric baritone, a classical singer who has appeared in several major opera houses and concert halls.
Life and career
Adams studied singing with Patricia MacMahon and Peter Alexander Wilson as well as piano and cello ...
,
Agnes Baltsa
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Baltsa was born in Lefkada. She began playing piano at the age of six, before moving to Athens in 1958 to concen ...
,
Inge Borkh
Inge Borkh (born Ingeborg Simon, 26 May 1921 – 26 August 2018) was a German operatic dramatic soprano. She was first based in Switzerland, where she received international attention when she appeared in the first performance in German of Meno ...
,
Renato Bruson,
Grace Bumbry,
José Carreras
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Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...
,
Plácido Domingo,
Salvatore Fisichella
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,
Käthe Gold,
Norma Sharp
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,
Alexander Moissi
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
,
Jessye Norman,
Liselotte Pulver,
Will Quadflieg
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,
Nello Santi,
Christine Schäfer
Christine Schäfer (born 3 March 1965) is a German operatic soprano.
Biography
Schäfer was born in Frankfurt. She studied from 1984 until 1991 at the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, where her teachers were Ingrid Figur, Aribert Reimann and D ...
,
Maria Schell, and
Rolf Schimpf
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Filmography
*''Smuglere'' (1968)
*'' Mensch Bachmann'' (1984, TV series)
*''The Old Fox
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.
Further reading
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References
External links
Website as of season 2021/2022Website until season 2020/2021
Theatres in Bern
Opera houses in Switzerland
Buildings and structures in Bern
Tourist attractions in Bern
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