The Merchant of Venice is an opera by André Tchaikowsky to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Fest
André Tchaikowsky as a young man
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Bregenzer Festspiele is a performing arts festival which is held every July and August in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria. It features a large floating stage which is situated on Lake Constance.
The Merchant of Venice (opera)
…Tchaikowsky (1935–1982) to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Festival. The British premiere was presented by the Welsh National Opera in September 2016. Tchaikowsky, who was based in England after the 1950s, was a great…
Aerial view of the stage of the Bregenzer Festspiele at and on Lake Constance (2008)
The Seebühne seats at the 2017 performance of the opera Carmen
The Festspielhaus of the Bregenzer Festspiele
The floating stage in November 2018