Spotlight on Theater: The Bregenzer Festspiele

Every July to August in the city of Bregenz in Austria the famous Bregenz Performing Arts Festival (Bregenzer Festspiele) takes place. The highlight of the festival is the opera performed on the massive floating stage off the shore of Lake Constance in front of 7,000 spectators. This year the opera “Andrea Chenier” by Umberto Giordano was performed. The breathtaking stage was inspired by the painting “The Death of Marrat” by Jacques-Louis David.