Thursday, September 10th , 19 h
(Door Opening 18.30 h, )
at the Johanniterkapelle, Rheinfelden, Schweiz
Free admission – donations welcome (suggested donation CHF 20–40)
Nora Bertogg, Foto: Akvilė Šileikaitė
Concert Programme
The programme features pieces from the staged solo recital for voice, *YESS I SAID I SAID YESS*, which explores the boundaries between singing, speech and performance. Contemporary works from 1966 to 2019 open up fascinating soundscapes in which words are spoken, distorted, withheld or reinvented. A compelling solo experience brimming with expressiveness, a spirit of experimentation and vocal colour.
- Voyage de la larme (de crocodile), 1977, Tona Scherchen-Hsiao (CH/CHN), Voix
- The Ballad of Bradley Manning, 2011, Elliott Sharp (USA), Solo Voice
- Die Alte, 2001, Carola Bauckholt (DE), Für Stimme
- Récitation Nr. 9, 1978, Georges Aperghis (GRC), Voix
- Stripsody, 1966, Cathy Berberian (USA), Solo Voice
- Babel, 2019, Benjamin Scheuer (DE), Speaking voice
Nora Bertogg
The Graubünden-born soprano Nora Bertogg appeared as a soprano at the Lucerne Theatre in the production *STYX Tours*, a co-production with the Lucerne Festival. She also appeared as the Parrot in the Swiss premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s opera *Perelà* and in the musical theatre production *Klangtauchen*. At the Biel/Solothurn Theatre, Nora Bertogg sang the role of La Ciesca in *Gianni Schicchi*, the lift girl in Nino Rota’s *La notte di un nevrastenico*, and the role of Miss Pinkerton in Menotti’s *The Old Maid and the Thief*. She also appeared in the opera *Die Schweizerfamilie* at the 2016 Davos Festival. In March 2026, she performed with the Trio Catch at the Gare du Nord in Basel, singing, amongst other works, a world premiere by Jannik Giger. Further solo appearances have included Christian Jost’s *Dichterliebe* at the Neues Kunsthaus in Zurich, at the Frakzionen Festival in Bielefeld (Germany), the KlangART Vision Festival (Germany), with Orchestrina Chur, the Bachverein Chur, Opera Viva, and as part of the Rahn Continuo concerts. Together with harpist Isabel Goller and cellist Zoltán Despond, she is a co-founder of the Ensemble Lyrix.
Nora Bertogg has a particular interest in the interpretation of contemporary, performative works. This led, amongst other things, to the creation of the solo vocal recital *YESS I SAID I SAID YESS*. She won third prize at the 2023 Concours Nicati, the Swiss competition for contemporary music. She is also a laureate of the 7th John Cage Award in Halberstadt and a scholarship holder of the Rahn Cultural Fund and the Thyll Foundation. In 2017, she was awarded a cultural promotion prize by the Canton of Graubünden and, in 2025, received a promotion prize from the City of Chur.