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The Bayreuth Festival

The Bayreuth Festival

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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. Connoisseurs, friends, skeptics – they all come to the green hill every summer to explore his legacy, away from the great centres of culture. Since 1876, when he first performed his “Ring des Nibelungen” as a cycle. Richard Wagner: visionary, utopian – his heritage remains alive here. At the most exciting musical theatre festival in the world.

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Bayreuth 2024: Semyon Bychkov conducts Tristan und Isolde
Bayreuth 2024: Semyon Bychkov conducts Tristan und Isolde
Bayreuth Festival
Opera255 Min
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth 2011)
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth 2011)
Nelsons, Neuenfels
Opera211 Min
Wagner: Parsifal (Bayreuth 2023)
Wagner: Parsifal (Bayreuth 2023)
Scheib, Heras-Casado
Opera255 Min
Wagner: Die Walküre (Bayreuth 2010)
Wagner: Die Walküre (Bayreuth 2010)
Dorst, Thielemann
Opera236 Min
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth 2009)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth 2009)
Marthaler, Schneider
Opera255 Min
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Bayreuth 2008)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Bayreuth 2008)
Katharina Wagner, Weigle
Opera277 Min
The Schwarz Ring: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 2022)
The Schwarz Ring: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 2022)
Cornelius Meister
Opera274 Min
The Schwarz Ring: Siegfried (Bayreuth, 2022)
The Schwarz Ring: Siegfried (Bayreuth, 2022)
Cornelius Meister
Opera244 Min
The Schwarz Ring: Die Walküre (Bayreuth, 2022)
The Schwarz Ring: Die Walküre (Bayreuth, 2022)
Cornelius Meister
Opera234 Min
The Schwarz Ring: Das Rheingold (Bayreuth, 2022)
The Schwarz Ring: Das Rheingold (Bayreuth, 2022)
Cornelius Meister
Opera154 Min
The Castorf Ring: Das Rheingold (Bayreuth, 2016)
The Castorf Ring: Das Rheingold (Bayreuth, 2016)
Marek Janowski
Opera153 Min
The Castorf Ring: Die Walküre (Bayreuth, 2016)
The Castorf Ring: Die Walküre (Bayreuth, 2016)
Marek Janowski
Opera218 Min
The Castorf Ring: Siegfried (Bayreuth, 2016)
The Castorf Ring: Siegfried (Bayreuth, 2016)
Marek Janowski
Opera237 Min
The Castorf Ring: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 2016)
The Castorf Ring: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 2016)
Marek Janowski
Opera256 Min
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Bayreuth, 2021)
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (Bayreuth, 2021)
Tcherniakov, Lyniv
Opera148 Min
Thielemann conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll – from Haus Wahnfried
Thielemann conducts Wagner's Siegfried Idyll – from Haus Wahnfried
Bayreuth Festival, 2020
Concert21 Min
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Bayreuth, 2019)
Wagner: Tannhäuser (Bayreuth, 2019)
Kratzer, Gergiev
Opera183 Min
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth, 2018)
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth, 2018)
Sharon, Thielemann
Opera209 Min
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Bayreuth, 2017)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Bayreuth, 2017)
Kosky, Jordan
Opera284 Min
Wagner: Parsifal (Bayreuth, 2016)
Wagner: Parsifal (Bayreuth, 2016)
Laufenberg, Haenchen
Opera247 Min
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth, 2015)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth, 2015)
Katharina Wagner
Opera249 Min
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 1997)
Wagner: Götterdämmerung (Bayreuth, 1997)
Kirchner, Levine
Opera277 Min
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth, 1995)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Bayreuth, 1995)
Müller, Barenboim
Opera237 Min
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth, 1990)
Wagner: Lohengrin (Bayreuth, 1990)
Herzog, Schneider
Opera216 Min

New Albums

Wagner: Parsifal (Live)
Wagner: Parsifal (Live)
Andreas Schager, Elīna Garanča, Georg Zeppenfeld, Derek Welton, Jordan Shanahan, Tobias Kehrer, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pablo Heras-Casado
Wagner at Wahnfried (Live at Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth / 2020)
Wagner at Wahnfried (Live at Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth / 2020)
Camilla Nylund, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Christian Thielemann
Wagner: Lohengrin
Wagner: Lohengrin
Paul Frey, Cheryl Studer, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Gabriele Schnaut, Manfred Schenk, Eike Wilm Schulte, Clemens Bieber, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Peter Schneider
Wagner: Parsifal
Wagner: Parsifal
Peter Hoffmann, Simon Estes, Hans Sotin, Waltraud Meier, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, James Levine
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Simon Estes, Lisbeth Balslev, Matti Salminen, Robert Schunk, Graham Clark, Anny Schlemm, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Woldemar Nelsson
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Siegfried Jerusalem, Helmut Pampuch, Heinz Zednik, Donald McIntyre, Martin Egel, Hermann Becht, Fritz Hübner, Matti Salminen, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Wagner: Die Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Hanna Schwarz, Peter Hofmann, Donald McIntyre, Matti Salminen, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Wagner: Siegfried
Wagner: Siegfried
Manfred Jung, Donald McIntyre, Gwyneth Jones, Heinz Zednik, Hermann Becht, Fritz Hübner, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Fritz Hübner, Franz Mazura, Jeannine Altmeyer, Hermann Becht, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Karl Ridderbusch, Jean Cox, Hannelore Bode, Hans Sotin, Anna Reynolds, Klaus Hirte, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Silvio Varviso
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm
Wagner: Parsifal
Wagner: Parsifal
Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Pierre Boulez
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Live)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Live)
Birgit Nilsson, Christa Ludwig, Peter Schreier, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Martti Talvela, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (3 CDs)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (3 CDs)
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Karl Böhm
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Wagner: Tannhäuser
Anja Silja, Grace Bumbry, Wolfgang Windgassen, Eberhard Wächter, Bayreuth Festival Chorus, Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wolfgang Sawallisch

Documentaries

Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: An Introduction
Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: An Introduction
Boulez, Chéreau et al.
Documentary30 Min
The Making of the Centenary Ring – Pierre Boulez & Patrice Chéreau
FREE
The Making of the Centenary Ring – Pierre Boulez & Patrice Chéreau
Bayreuth, 1980
Documentary57 Min

Interviews

Pablo Heras-Casado on Wagner's Parsifal
FREE
Pablo Heras-Casado on Wagner's Parsifal
Bayreuth 2023
Interview6 Min
Jay Scheib on Wagner's Parsifal
FREE
Jay Scheib on Wagner's Parsifal
Bayreuth 2023
Interview11 Min
Elīna Garanča on Wagner's Parsifal
FREE
Elīna Garanča on Wagner's Parsifal
Bayreuth 2023
Interview6 Min
Andreas Schager on Wagner's Parsifal
FREE
Andreas Schager on Wagner's Parsifal
Bayreuth 2023
Interview7 Min
Michael Volle talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
FREE
Michael Volle talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
Interview11 Min
Philippe Jordan talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
FREE
Philippe Jordan talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
Interview15 Min
Barrie Kosky talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
FREE
Barrie Kosky talks about Bayreuth's Meistersinger from 2017
Interview6 Min
Marek Janowski talks about Castorf's Ring Cycle from Bayreuth
FREE
Marek Janowski talks about Castorf's Ring Cycle from Bayreuth
Interview19 Min
Georg Zeppenfeld talks about Bayreuth's Parsifal from 2016
FREE
Georg Zeppenfeld talks about Bayreuth's Parsifal from 2016
Interview6 Min

The Bayreuth Festival

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. Connoisseurs, friends, skeptics – they all come to the green hill every summer to explore his legacy, away from the great centres of culture. Since 1876, when he first performed his “Ring des Nibelungen” as a cycle. Richard Wagner: visionary, utopian – his heritage remains alive here. At the most exciting musical theatre festival in the world.

Wagner’s legacy in Bayreuth

Richard Wagner's legacy at the Bayreuth Festival remains unparalleled in the world of classical music. Founded in 1876 by Wagner himself, the festival is dedicated exclusively to his works, making it a unique pilgrimage for opera enthusiasts. Held in Bayreuth, Germany, the festival presents meticulously staged performances of Wagner's operas in the specially designed Festspielhaus. This annual event attracts thousands of visitors from around the world, ensuring that Wagner's compositions continue to inspire new generations. The Bayreuth Festival's emphasis on musical excellence and authentic interpretation cements its status as a leading cultural institution. Wagner's influence permeates every aspect of the festival, from the production techniques to the interior design of the venue.

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Live opera from the Bayreuth Baroque Festival on the schedule

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Come backstage for free: Interviews and documentaries

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