When is the end of the Bayreuth Festival 2019?
After 32 sold-out performances, the Bayreuth Festival 2019 will come to a successful end on 28th of August.
When was the first Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth?
Ryan McKinny as Amfortas in Uwe Eric Laufenberg’s production of Parsifal. The Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth was opened in 1876 with three performances of the complete Ring. It took six years before the next Festival could take place. In 1882 only Parsifal was played (16 performances). In 1951 the Festival reopened after the war.
Who is the official photographer of the Bayreuth Festival?
Bayreuth Festival official photographer Enrico Nawrath has published a book with photographs from the Bayreuth Festival, “Bayreuth Backstage”, published by Schott Music. The photos take us backstage to show us what goes on when preparations are made for the Festival and its productions.
Why did Wagner use Bayreuth in Parsifal?
“Bayreuth’s special and much praised acoustic is actually only fully functional in Parsifal. It is certainly also one of the reasons why Wagner uses a style that is far closer to chamber music for this work.
What was the high point of the 2017 Bayreuth Festival?
The high-point of the 2017 Bayreuth Festival: Barrie Kosky’s “astonishingly entertaining and convincing” (Der Spiegel) new Meistersinger is “a triumph” (Berliner Morgenpost): “a production of enormous insight and great quality … that plumbs the depths of both the opera and its composer” (Opera News).
What to see and do in Bayreuth, Germany?
Bayreuth is a very walk-able city, as the terrain is flat and distances are short. Most sights of interest are easily reached by foot within the city. Exceptions to this are the Festspielhaus, the Eremitage, and Fantaisie – all of which are easily accessed by bus or bike.