https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new temporary home for Geneva’s opera was inaugurated on Tuesday next to the European headquarters of the United Nations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160202/temporary-wooden-opera-house-opens-in-geneva Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:40:29 +0100 temporary-wooden-opera-house-opens-in-geneva Luc Bondy, an influential Swiss director who produced dozens of theatre and operatic works in Europe over four decades, died on Saturday aged 67, Paris' prestigious Théâtre de l'Odéon, where he was director, announced. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151129/swiss-theatre-director-luc-bondy-dies-in-france Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:06:55 +0100 swiss-theatre-director-luc-bondy-dies-in-france Following a rainy summer season, the open-air opera festival in the roman amphitheatre of Avenches will in future decamp to a different location in times of inclement weather, the Avenches Opera foundation announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141016/avenches-fends-off-rain-with-undercover-solution Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:04:15 +0200 avenches-fends-off-rain-with-undercover-solution Swiss opera singer Lisa Della Casa, renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Richard Strauss's works, has died aged 93, the Vienna Opera where she performed for many years announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121211/unforgettable-swiss-opera-legend-della-casa-dies Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:12:00 +0100 unforgettable-swiss-opera-legend-della-casa-dies