Bernhard Theater
| Bernhard-Theater Zürich | |
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The theater building at Sechseläutenplatz respectively Utoquai in Zürich
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| Former names | Rudolf-Bernhard-Theater |
| Alternative names | Bernhard Theater; Komödie am Bellevue |
| General information | |
| Status | active |
| Type | Theatre |
| Location | Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich-Seefeld, Switzerland |
| Address | Falkenstrasse 1, CH-8008 Zürich |
| Coordinates | 47°21′54.87″N 8°32′47.27″E / 47.3652417°N 8.5464639°ECoordinates: 47°21′54.87″N 8°32′47.27″E / 47.3652417°N 8.5464639°E |
| Completed | 1984 |
| Owner | Opernhaus Zürich AG |
| Landlord | Stadt Zürich |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 including restaurant |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Claude Paillard |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 400 |
| Website | |
| Official website (German) | |
The Bernhard-Theater Zürich or Bernhard Theater is a theatre in the German-speaking Switzerland situated at Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich. It is part of the building complex Opernhaus Zürich and also houses the Restaurant Belcanto. The theater was founded by and named after Rudolf Bernhard in 1941.
The Bernhard-Theater is an entertainment theater that housed in its early years guest performances and productions (spoken theater and music theater), initially having an own ensemble to establish a new workplace for the entertainment theater in Zürich. Rudolf Bernhard, a Swiss actor and comedian, founded at the former "Grand Café Esplanade" (built by J. Pfister Picault in 1925) the Rudolf-Bernhard-Theater which premierred on 19/20 December 1941. The ensemle performed farces and comedies in the Swiss German language. The ensemble comprised among others Ernst Bölsterli, Walburga Gmür, Bernard's wife Lisa Lienbach, Peter W. Staub and Willi Stettner; as guests appeared Heinrich Gretler, Emil Hegetschweiler, Alfred Rasser, Schaggi Streuli and Fredy Scheim. From the late 1940s, at the beginning of the season the ensemble went on tour in Switzerland, while the parent company held guest performances.
In 1961/63 it also housed the Zürcher Märchenbühne which annually produces a fairy tale for children during the winter months, starring among others Vincenzo Biagi, Paul Bühlmann, Inigo Gallo, Walter Andreas Müller, Bella Neri, Margrit Rainer, Jörg Schneider, Peter W. Staub, Schaggi Streuli, Ines Torelli, Erich Vock and Ruedi Walter.
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