Where to today: Bregenz opera and art exhibits
If you love classical music, operas and good art exhibits, then you should head out to Bregenz this summer.
Bregenz is in Austria, located on the Lake of Constance (Bodensee) at the border with Germany, Switzerland and Lichtenstein.
The town is small but has a lot to offer:
André Chénier from Umberto Giordano
Opera water stage in Bregenz on the Lake of Constance - André Chénier
- Opera playing on a water stage, the biggest in Europe on a lake
- A 2 hour show
- Takes place during the French Revolution
- Next shows August 5,6,7,9,11, 12,13,14,17,18, 19,20,21
- Same opera will be shown next July and August 2012
Ai Weiwei Exhibit in Kunsthaus museum
Bregenz Kunsthaus building
- from the well known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Munich, London and Beijing
- Art/Architecture Exhibit
- Karl Tizian Platz 1
- Until Oktober 16th
Vorarlberg around 1900 – Land Partie
Martinsturm in Bregenz - Tower of St. Martin
- Exhibit im Martinsturm – Tower of St. Martin (closed Mondays) until September 18th
- Exhibit in the Gallery Rib, Kornmarkt until October 1st
- A book on the subject just came out from Rita Bertolini “Land Partie Vorarlberg”