Brecht's Chur director's chair in Zurich
The "Threepenny Opera" is currently being performed at the Schauspielhaus Zurich. At the same time, an armchair that served as Brecht's director's chair during the 1948 production of his adaptation of Sophocles' "Antigone" can be admired at the Hotel Ambassador until the end of the year.
Bertolt Brecht (189 -1956) is one of the most important German poets and playwrights of the 20th century. He lived in Zurich from 1947 to 1949 and a total of five of his plays were premiered in Switzerland. Mother Courage and her children (1941), The Good Man of Szechwan (1943), Galileo Galilei (the Danish version, 1943), Mr. Puntila and his servant Matti (1948) at the Zurich Schauspielhaus and the Antigone by Sophocles (1948) in Chur. At the then Stadttheater in Chur's Rätushof under the legendary theater direction of Hans Curjel, Brecht performed his Antigone himself as director. Rehearsals began at the beginning of January 1948. The world premiere of the play took place on February 15, 1948 with a large media presence and much excitement surrounding the bustling world star of literature.
Brecht's original Chur director's chair is now available until the end of the year at the Culture Hotel Ambassador à l'Opera to see. And during this time, Bertolt Brecht's favorite dish is served at the hotel bar: chive bread!
