On the death of Peter Seiffert!
The Bayreuth Festival deeply mourns the passing of Peter Seiffert, who died yesterday at the age of 71. With his passing, the opera world has lost a great and wonderful…
Gastronomic offer for the festival!
Wahnfood GmbH from Bayreuth provides catering for the guests of the Bayreuth Festival, namely – from 2 hours before the performance – during the breaks and – and also after…
Klaus Florian Vogt and Pablo Heras-Casado win OPER! AWARDS!
Klaus Florian Vogt was honored at the OPER! AWARDS in the category BEST SINGER, Pablo Heras-Casado in the category BEST DIRECTOR. We congratulate both artists and look forward to the…
Online instant purchase starts on Sunday, December 1, 2 pm!
Secure your tickets from Sunday, December 1, 2 pm for performances with the excellent soloists of the 2025 Festival season such as Andreas Schager in Tristan and Parsifal, Elīna Garanča…
Oksana Lyniv received this year’s special prize of the Bavarian Culture Prize yesterday!
Arts Minister Markus Blume described Lyniv as a ‘conductor in a class of her own, a musical pioneer and an inspiring bridge builder’. Oksana Lyniv was the first woman to…
Online instant purchase on 1 December 2 pm!
The countdown is on…..On Sunday, 1 December, 2 pm, this year’s online instant purchase starts. Choose your favourite seats in the seating plan or best seat booking for all performances…
Simone Young wins International Opera Award for best conductor!
Simone Young was honoured as best conductor at the International Opera Awards. The Australian, known for her Wagner interpretations, has been Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra since 2022.…
Pablo Heras-Casado is ‘Conductor of the Year’!
The critics of the specialist magazine ‘Opernwelt’ praised his ‘rhetorically and poetically impressive’ interpretation of ‘Parsifal’ at the Bayreuth Festival. We congratulate him warmly and look forward to his conducting…
Schedule 2025 and ordering procedure!
The program for the 2025 festival season has now been published and is available at: https://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/en/programme/programme/ The ordering process begins on September 2. To order online, please log in to…
Closing of the Bayreuth Festival 2024!
After 30 performances, the 112th Bayreuth Festival comes to a very successful close today. Over 58,000 visitors attended and all 30 performances were sold out. In glorious weather, more than…