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Encyclopedia > Bregenzer Festspiele

Bregenzer Festspiele is a performing arts festival which is held every July and August in Bregenz (Austria).


Founded in 1946, the festival today comprises

  • large-scale opera or musical performances on a lake stage (Seebühne with ca. 7,000 seats) on the shores of Lake Constance
  • performances of rarely performed opera and concerts in the adjoining Festspielhaus
  • performances of contemporary theatre and opera at the Werkstattbühne stage
  • operetta performances at the Theater am Kornmarkt
  • open-air drama performances at the medieval Martinsplatz square.

Since December 2003, David Pountney has been the leader of the festival.


In 2004, the festival offered ca. 80 performances that drew an audience of over 215,000.


Productions

Recent major opera or musical productions on the lake stage:

External links

  • Bregenzer Festspiele (http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/)



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Bregenzer Festspiele (380 words)
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Bregenz: Information from Answers.com (712 words)
Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost federal state of Austria.
Bregenz is twinned with Bangor in Northern Ireland, and various exchange trips take place between the two places.
The annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele is a world-famous festival which takes place on and around a stage on Lake Constance, where a different opera is performed every second year.
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