BAYREUTH - THE WAGNER FESTIVAL
Last year we were pleased to have been able to provide a client with tickets and accommodation at the Festival with little notice but last minute booking is not recommended for this oversubscribed event. This annual festival is held in the famous theatre created by Wagner himself specifically for the performance of his own works.
The location of Bayreuth was made for many reasons not the least of which was the view that the town had no other cultural strengths which would compete with the work of the Wagner Theatre. The theatre opened in 1876 and the many architectural innovations were responses to Wagner’s demand for a more ‘democratic’ seating arrangement, a clear view of the stage for all the audience and for the accommodation of the huge orchestra required in Wagner’s operas. It is the dream of Wagner enthusiasts to hear his works at the Festival.
Bayreuth has many attractions including:- the Museum, the Castle Tower, the Margravial Opera House (a baroque theatre, very different from the Wagner Theatre), the New Castle with its Margrave Fountain and Wagner’s House, where Cosima and Richard Wagner are buried.
PACKAGES
All our packages include
A ticket in the orchestra stalls and two nights with breakfast at the Hotel Arvena Kongress**** It is not possible for is to book tickets for Ring Cycle operas unless they are in a package to see all four.
Two hotel nights with breakfast and one opera in the orchestra stalls £1,390 per person. There may be an additional cost for premiers.
An extra hotel night £75
Single room supplement £65 per night
The prices are subject to availability and variation at the time of booking.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Hotel Arvena Kongress ****
This is a comfortable, modern four star hotel with a good restaurant and it is well located for visiting the opera house which is only 0.84 miles away.
Other hotels are available; there is a traditional family-run hotel which is not quite so close to the opera house for the same price, a Ramada hotel in the city centre also for the same price or a more luxurious one at a higher price.
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Hotel Arvena Kongress ****

THE PROGRAMME 2020 |
Sat. July 25th. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Sun. July 26th. 4pm. TANNHÄUSER |
Mon. July 27th. 6pm. RHEINGOLD |
Tue. July 28th. 4pm. WALKÜRE |
Wed. July 29th. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Thu. July 30th. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Fri. July 31st. 4pm. SIEGFRIED |
Sat. Aug 1st. 4pm. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG |
Sun. Aug 2nd. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Mon. Aug 3rd. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Wed. Aug 5th. 4pm. TANNHÄUSER |
Thu. Aug 6th. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Fri. Aug 7th. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Sat. Aug 8th. 6pm. RHEINGOLD |
Sun. Aug 9th. 4pm. WALKÜRE |
Mon. Aug 10th. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Tue. Aug 11th. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Wed. Aug 12th. 4pm. SIEGFRIED |
Thu. Aug 13th. 4pm. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG |
Sat. Aug 15th. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Sun. Aug 16th. 4pm. TANNHÄUSER |
Mon. Aug 17th. 4pm. RHEINGOLD |
Tue. Aug 18th. 4pm. LOHENGRIN |
Wed. Aug 19th. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Thu. Aug 20th. 4pm. TANNHÄUSER |
Fri. Aug 21st. 4pm. SIEGFRIED |
Sat. Aug 22nd. 4pm. MEISTERSINGER |
Sun. Aug 23rd. 4pm. TANNHÄUSER |
Mon. Aug 24th. 6pm. RHEINGOLD |
Tue. Aug 25th. 4pm. WALKÜRE |
Thu. Aug 27th. 4pm. SIEGFRIED |
Sat. Aug 29th. 4pm. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG |
Sun. Aug 30th. 7pm. BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY |