Chorus Director

As a largely unknown young composer, the later musical legend Andrew Lloyd Webber, together with lyricist Tim Rice, wrote the musical in the early 1970s that would become one of his greatest successes ever and trigger a veritable "Jesusmania": Jesus Christ Superstar .

Jesus Christ Superstar

City Theatre, Bern

It's a veritable coup! The grand master of contemporary Italian opera is bringing the world premiere of his latest ancient work to the Bern Opera: A flash of light flickers in the darkness, the signal fire on the horizon, announcing Agamemnon's arrival in his homeland. The king returns victorious from the Trojan War, but a broken man. As spoils of war, Agamemnon brings Cassandra, the prophetess whose visions are never believed. Upon her arrival, she sees blood flowing.

Matinee at L'Agamennone

Figaro and Susanna simply want to get married, but this proves more complicated than expected. On their way to wedlock, they must fend off intrigues and suitors, as well as face tests of loyalty and jealousy: Figaro's boss, Count Almaviva, is also courting Susanna, who allies herself with his wife, the Countess; Figaro, meanwhile, believes he has been betrayed – and then there's the lovelorn young Cherubino flitting about. A farcical comedy of disguises and mistaken identities ensues!

The Marriage of Figaro

For racist reasons, Leonora's father disapproves of her relationship with the stranger Alvaro. The two, however, refuse to let go of each other and decide to flee. In doing so, Alvaro unwittingly becomes the father's murderer. Leonora's brother seeks revenge for his father, and a cycle of violence ensues. La forza del destino is Giuseppe Verdi's most expansive opera: a spectacular portrayal of close family ties in times of war, of the Church, of escapism – like a painting by Brueghel. And no matter how much the protagonists resist, they experience life and the world as determined by fate, without escape and without hope for peace and forgiveness.

La forza del destino

"I lived for art, I lived for love." In a dictatorship, the singer Floria Tosca fights for her great love, the painter Cavaradossi. Threatened by the ruthless police chief Baron Scarpia, she sees no other way out than to kill him. However, her love for Cavaradossi remains unfulfilled: contrary to their prior agreement, his execution is not staged, but the bullet strikes him dead. In despair, Tosca throws herself to her death. 

Chorus Director

Zsolt Czetner

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 26 - Oct 20, 2026

Tosca · Bühnen Bern

Past events

May 31 - Jun 27, 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar · Bühnen Bern

May 31 - Jun 27, 2026

Jesus Christ Superstar · Bühnen Bern

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