Biography
Zurich born Lyric tenor Luca Bernard was a member of the Zurich Boys Choir and sang the 2nd Boy in Mozart's “Magic Flute” at the Zurich Opera House, among other roles. He initially studied piano with Eckart Heiligers at the Zurich University of the Arts and from 2014 also studied singing with Scot Weir, graduating in 2018 with a Master's degree in performance with a major in singing.
Luca joins the ensemble at Lucerne Theater for the 2024/25 season where he will be heard as Arbace in Mozart's Idomeneo under the direction of Jonathan Bloxham (staging: Anika Rutkofsky) and as Alfred in Strauss' Die Fledermaus under the direction of Jonathan Bloxham (staging: Markus Bothe).
In the production Lost Violet, based on Verdi's La Traviata, he sings the role of Alfredo Germont under the direction of Maria Radzikhovskiy, staged by Inken Rahardt. Under the direction of Thierry Fischer, he will sing with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne at the Salle Métropole in the “Grand Concert” on April 30 and May 1, 2025.
Luca was also a member of the ensemble at the Grand Théâtre de Genève during the 2023/24 season and was heard as Gran Sacerdotte di Nottuno in Mozart's Idomeneo and Lord Cecil in Donizetti's Roberto Devereux. He also made a debut with Cappella Mediterranea in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea as well as at Stadtheater Klagenfurt as Edmondo in Puccini's Manon Lescaut.
Luca was a member of the International Opera Studio at Opernhaus Zurich. He was also a member of the Young Ensemble at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, and during that time was heard in Florence as Gastone in Verdi's La Traviata, Jaquino in Beethoven's Fidelio, Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos and Fracasso in Mozart's La finta semplice. In 2022 at the Glyndebourne Festival he made a debut as Ernesto in Donizetti's Don Pasquale.
Repertoire
Opera/Operetta
Composer, Work
Composer
Opera/Operetta
Part
G. Bizet, Don Procopio
G. Bizet
Don Procopio
Odoardo
G. Bizet, Les Pêcheurs de perles
G. Bizet
Les Pêcheurs de perles
Nadir*
L. van Beethoven, Fidelio
L. van Beethoven
Fidelio
Jaquino
G. Donizetti, Don Pasquale
G. Donizetti
Don Pasquale
Ernesto
G. Donizetti, "Viva la Mamma"
G. Donizetti
"Viva la Mamma"
Guglielmo
W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W. A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Erster Priester
W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
W. A. Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
Tamino*
W. A. Mozart, Don Giovanni
W. A. Mozart
Don Giovanni
Don Ottavio*
W. A. Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail
W. A. Mozart
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Belmonte*
W. A. Mozart, Così fan tutte
W. A. Mozart
Così fan tutte
Ferrando*
W. A. Mozart, La clemenza di Tito
W. A. Mozart
La clemenza di Tito
Tito*
J. Strauss, Der Zigeunerbaron
J. Strauss
Der Zigeunerbaron
Ottokar
R. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos
R. Strauss
Ariadne auf Naxos
Scaramuccio
G. Verdi, La traviata
G. Verdi
La traviata
Gastone
C. Zeller, Der Vogelhändler
C. Zeller
Der Vogelhändler
Stanislaus
G. Puccini, Manon Lescaut
G. Puccini
Manon Lescaut
Edmondo
G. Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia
G. Rossini
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Conte Almaviva*
G. Donizetti, L'elisir d'amore
G. Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore
Nemorino*
G. Verdi, Falstaff
G. Verdi
Falstaff
Fenton*
G. Verdi, La traviata
G. Verdi
La traviata
Alfredo*
G. Verdi, Rigoletto
G. Verdi
Rigoletto
Duca*
*not yet performed on stage
Oratorio
Composer, Work
Composer
Work
Part
J. S. Bach, Johannespassion
J. S. Bach
Johannespassion
J. S. Bach, Matthäuspassion
J. S. Bach
Matthäuspassion
J. S. Bach, Weihnachtsoratorium
J. S. Bach
Weihnachtsoratorium
J. S. Bach, diverse Kantaten
J. S. Bach
diverse Kantaten
C. P. E. Bach, Matthäuspassion
C. P. E. Bach
Matthäuspassion
G. F. Händel, Messiah
G. F. Händel
Messiah
J. Haydn, Die Schöpfung
J. Haydn
Die Schöpfung
J. Haydn, Die Jahreszeiten
J. Haydn
Die Jahreszeiten
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Elias
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Elias
G. Rossini, Petite Messe Solenelle
G. Rossini
Petite Messe Solenelle
*not yet performed on stage
Concert and Lied
Composer, Work
Composer
Work
L. van Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte
L. van Beethoven
An die ferne Geliebte
F. Schubert, Die schöne Müllerin
F. Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin
F. Schubert, Die Winterreise
F. Schubert
Die Winterreise
F. Schubert, Schwanengesang
F. Schubert
Schwanengesang
R. Schumann, Liederkreise op 24, op 35, op 37, op 39
R. Schumann
Liederkreise op 24, op 35, op 37, op 39
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