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What is the Bregenz Festival (Bregenzer Festspiele) known for internationally?

In the exam (German)

Wofür sind die Bregenzer Festspiele international bekannt?

  1. aFor a marathon around Lake ConstanceFür einen Marathonlauf rund um den Bodensee
  2. bFor opera performances in summer on a huge stage that stands in Lake ConstanceFür Opernaufführungen im Sommer auf einer riesigen Bühne, die im Bodensee stehtCorrect answer
  3. cFor a ski race in winter on the slopes above the cityFür ein Skirennen im Winter auf den Hängen über der Stadt
  4. dFor a folk music festival that takes place only in winter in a hallFür ein Volksmusikfest, das nur im Winter in einer Halle stattfindet

Why?

The festival in Bregenz, the provincial capital, has existed since 1946. Its highlight every year in July and August is the “Spiel auf dem See” (“Play on the Lake”), an open-air performance on the lake stage (Seebühne) in the water.

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