Following the extremely successful production of Guillaume Tell, director Amélie Niermeyer and her set designer Christian Schmidt are once again working at the Bern Opera: an opéra-bouffe that will leave no one cold.
What else do you look for in the "City of Love" but a quick, tingling adventure? No sooner said than done, Baron Gondremarck thinks, and goes under the wing of two young Parisian philanderers who promise him heaven on earth. And because the mixture of wicked and obscene flair, together with an unbridled party mood, can be found in all social circles, the adventures of disguise and love can only be unraveled by agreeing to forget everything and sing the praises of Parisian life.
Jacques Offenbach from Cologne succeeded in revolutionizing the Parisian capital with his own form of often subversive musical boulevard theater. This is certainly also due to the fact that he had a nose for playing with cultural clichés and projections. As if they were part of the celebration of joie de vivre! It's fun, has pace and doesn't take the world too seriously...
November 28, December 4, 17, 22 and 31, 2024, January 26, 2025
