A performance of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg will bring the 99th Bayreuth Festival to a close on 28th August 2010 after 30 sold out performances. It opened with the new production of Lohengrin by Hans Neuenfels which attracted considerable attention and gave rise to passionate debate. The musical direction lay in the hands of Andris Nelsons, who conducted the Festival Orchestra for the first time with great success.
Now that choir and orchestra have arrived, rehearsals have begun in earnest for the performances of this year's Bayreuth Festival.
Guided tours will be held again at the Festspielhaus from 6 October 2009 and that each day except Mondays at 10 clock and 14 clock.
The English version of the new Bayreuth Festival website starts on July 23th. To coincide with the start of the dress rehearsals on Thursday 17 July 2008, the Bayreuth Festival is launching a new homepage that marks the beginning of a new era in its history. In addition to all the usual information about the Festival's performances, casts and production teams, its newly designed homepage includes numerous other features offering a very special, multimedia insight into the running of the Festival, while also providing fascinating information about the architecture of the theatre and the history of the Festival.
Now that choir and orchestra have arrived, rehearsals have begun in earnest for the performances of this year's Bayreuth Festival.
