When does the Bayreuth Festival 2019 end?

After 32 sold-out performances, the Bayreuth Festival 2019 will come to a successful end on 28th of August.

What to do in Bayreuth?

We recommend all visitors to walk to the Festspielhaus if possible. You can find more information here. A theatre created for a single composer: the Bayreuth Festival Theatre. With an auditorium in which his music unfolds like in no other theatre in the world. With no grandeur, reduced to the essential: to experience his works as a celebration.

Can I purchase tickets for the Bayreuth Festival from commercial resellers?

Please note: The Bayreuth Festival sells tickets for its performances exclusively directly to the visitors of the performances. Orders from tour operators or commercial resellers will not be considered. Any allocated tickets may be blocked. The payment of the tickets is only possible in Euro.

Why is Beethoven performing at the Bayreuth Festival in 2020?

To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 2020, the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra will wrap up next year’s season with a performance of the “Ninth” — and then move on to Bonn for a repeat performance at the Beethovenfest — at the suggestion of that festival’s director, Nike Wagner, a cousin of Katharina Wagner.

Who is the founder of Bayreuth Festival?

Established in 1876, the Bayreuth Festival has always been headed by a member of the Wagner family: first by Richard Wagner himself, then by his widow Cosima, his son Siegfried, and after his death in 1930, by Siegfried’s widow Winifred Wagner.

Where to register for a Bayreuth performance?

At the offices of Bayreuth Marketing & Tourismus GmbH (Opernstrasse 22, 95444 Bayreuth), as well as. Opening hours: Seven hours before the start of the performance until one hour before the start of the performance. The registration process must be completed at least one hour before the performance begins.

What is Katharina Wagner doing at Bayreuth?

Katharina Wagner’s tenure has coincided with the costly but overdue, years-long refurbishment of the Festspielhaus, the Bayreuth Festival Theater. Establishing “Taff,” a new consortium of sponsors, Katharina Wagner reduced the weight of the association Society of Friends of Bayreuth in the festival’s inner workings.