Conductor

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

City Theatre, Bern

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

Morgana

Vidmarhallen

What an operatic opening! A king sings of a plane tree and its "dear, sweet, and lovely" shade in enchantingly beautiful tones. The Largo "Ombra mai fu" from the opera Xerxes ( Serse ) of 1738 is among George Frideric Handel's most famous compositions. It is the title character—the Persian king Xerxes—who opens the opera with this heartfelt hymn of praise, but who also reveals choleric tendencies as the plot unfolds. For in addition to this plane tree, the king also loves Romilda, the betrothed of his brother Arsamene, who in turn is loved by Romilda's sister Atalanta.

Xerxes

At the end of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (1602), almost everyone is dead; including Hamlet's lover Ophelia, who is declared insane during the course of the play and ultimately drowns – the exact circumstances of which remain unclear. How could this story be continued and retold?

Conductor

Clément Lonca

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 10 - Dec 23, 2026

Morgana · Bühnen Bern

Feb 21 - Jun 16, 2027

Xerxes · Bühnen Bern

May 23 - Jun 27, 2027

Ophelia's Wing · Bühnen Bern

Past events

May 17 - Jun 14, 2026

Matinee at L'Agamennone · Bühnen Bern

May 6, 2026

The Marriage of Figaro · Bühnen Bern

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

Bühnen Bern

Conductor in L'Agamennone by Treves

Bühnen Bern

Conductor in Morgana by Littmann

Bühnen Bern

Conductor in Xerxes by Handel

Bühnen Bern

Conductor in Ophelia's wing by Nemtsov

Bühnen Bern

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