Bayreuther Festspielorchester

2026 feiert das Bayreuther Festspielhaus sein 150-jähriges Bestehen. Das einzige maßgeschneidert für Bayreuth entstandene Werk ist der im Juli 1882 uraufgeführte «Parsifal». Als zweites Bayreuth-Gastspiel nach 2024 dirigiert Pablo Heras-Casado Auszüge aus dem Bühnenweihfestspiel mit dem österreichischen Kammersänger Andreas Schager in der Titelpartie.

Place

With the Wolkenturm, Grafenegg’s centuries-old architectural landscape gained an open-air stage (in 2007) that blended perfectly into its natural surroundings. Nestling in a natural hollow, the building designed by architects Marie-Therese Harnoncourt and Ernst J. Fuchs (the next ENTERprise – architects) is a sculpture that rises up a good 15 metres to the height of the treetops and affords unexpected views from a range of standpoints. From the terraces, with seating for over 1,700 spectators, as well as from the surrounding hills that provide lawn seating for over 300 people, one’s eye is caught by the historical castle and the romantic ambience of Grafenegg. The open-air arena’s acoustic shell produces an excellent sound through the acoustic detailing of the Munich firm Müller-BBM.