- Bregenzer Festspiele
Bregenzer Festspiele (Bregenz Festival) is a performing arts festival which is held every July and August in
Bregenz Austria .Founded in
1946 , the festival presents a wide variety of musical and theatrical events in several venues:* "Seebühne" (or Lake Stage), with 7,000 seats, is the location for large-scale
opera or musical performances on a floating stage on the shores ofLake Constance . :Opera or musical productions on the lake stage generally tend to come from the popular operatic repertoire, and have included "Il trovatore " byGiuseppe Verdi in 2005-2006; "West Side Story " byLeonard Bernstein in 2003-2004; and "La bohème " byGiacomo Puccini in 2001-2002.
* "Festspielhaus" presents performances of rarely performed opera and concerts.
* "Werkstattbühne" presents performances of contemporary theatre and opera.
* "Theater am Kornmarkt" presentsoperetta .
* "Martinsplatz", the open-air medieval square is the venue for drama performances.Since December
2003 ,David Pountney has been the leader of the festival.In
2004 , the festival offered about 80 performances that drew an audience of over 215,000.Over April and May 2008, scenes for the latest
James Bond filmQuantum of Solace were filmed on the Seebühne during a performance ofTosca .ee also
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List of opera festivals External links
* [http://www.bregenzerfestspiele.com/ Bregenzer Festspiele]
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