The Bühnen Bern has announced its 2024-25 season.

Opera 

The season opens with Offenbach’s “La Vie Parisienne” starring Ian Matthew Castro, Dominik Koninger, Katharina Abt, Adrian Weinek, Jonathan McGovern, Cinzia Zanovello, Evgenia Asanova, Lucija Ercegovac, Daria Akulova, Nora Schulte, Kaspar Krieger, Jan Schreiber, Simon Burkhalter, and Fabian Meinen. Hans Christoph Bünger conducts the production by Amélie Niermeyer.

Performance Dates: Sept. 7, 2024-Jan. 26, 2025

Evgenia Asanova, Jonathan McGovern, Patricia Westley, and Emar Hauser will star in Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas.” Artem Lonhinov conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025

Nicholas Carter and Artem Lonhinov conduct Strauss’ “Arabella” with Robin Adams, Kiandra Howarth, Sami Luttinen, Hye-Young Moon, Claude Eichenberger, and Annabelle Kern. Marco Štorman directs.

Performance Dates: Oct. 13-Dec. 27 2024

Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” will star Verity Wingate, Evgenia Asanova, Jonathan McGovern, Ian Matthew Castro, Michal Proszynski, William Meinert, and Christian Valle. Anna Sułkowska-Migoń conducts the production by Árpád Schilling. 

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-June 22, 2025

Ian Matthew Castro, Aluda Todua, Patricia Westley, William Meinert, and Evgenia Asanova star in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” Artem Lonhinov conducts the production by David Bösch.

Performance Dates: Feb. 23-June 24, 2025

Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” will star James Kee, Jonathan McGovern,  Lawson Anderson, Zoltan Nagy, Christian Valle, Claude Eichenberger, Susanne Gritschneder, and Cassandra Wright. Nicholas Carter conducts the production by Ewelina Marciniak.

Performance Dates: March 30-June 1, 2025

Brundibár concludes the season. William Meinert will star in the work, while Artem Lonhinov will conduct. Kathrin Elmiger directs.

Performance Dates: May 24-June 12, 2025

Concerts

Alvetina Ioffe conducts the New Year’s Day concert with soloists to be announced.

Performance Dates: Jan. 1 & 2, 2025

Krzysztof Urbanski conducts Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concert No. 1 and Henryk Mikołaj Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 for Soprano. Kirill Gerstein is the pianist.

Performance Dates: April 24 & 25, 2025