The Bregenz Festival

For four weeks every summer, audiences in Bregenz experience monumental opera productions under open skies in a hitherto unknown intensity. Much of Bregenz’s appeal for both serious and more casual opera fans can be attributed to the unique setting of its stage, built directly into Lake Constance. André Chénier, the most famous work by the Italian composer Umberto Giordano, satisfying both as a passionate love story and a historical thriller, will be performed at Bregenz for the first time on the Seebühne stage in the summer of 2012.

Opera performances in the Festspielhaus, orchestral concerts and guest appearances by theatre troupes, contemporary works in the Workshop Theatre, in the Festspielhaus, and in the Kunsthaus Bregenz, as well as numerous events as part of the “crossculture” young people’s series, complete the programme of a festival for which the drama does not end at the stage ramp. The fascination of the Bregenz Festival can be attributed to the combination of popular opera and a bold, edgy artistic profile. We invite you to be bold with us!