Switzerland. Canton Bern. Bern Theatre, known in the city as Stadttheater Bern or Konzert Theater Bern, is an opera house and theatre. A golden artistic sculpture of a right foot stands on the stairs close to the main entrance. Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their "federal city". Bern is the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. 4.11.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef