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Bayreuth Festival
The 2027 Bayreuth Festival runs from 24 July to 24 August, with four Wagner operas in the Festspielhaus on the Green Hill: Christian Thielemann conducts Parsifal, designed by the painters Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy; Tarmo Peltokoski conducts Lohengrin, with Michael Spyres in the title role; Simone Young conducts Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Thomas Guggeis Tannhäuser. Tickets are by online application until 12 October; anyone without an allocation can try the online instant sale from 6 December.
Parsifal in 2027 is conducted by Christian Thielemann, with sets and costumes by the painters Neo Rauch and Rosa Loy.
Ersan Mondtag directs, and Piotr Beczała and Christopher Sokolowski alternate in the title role. If you know the work, compare the conducting and a stage designed by painters.
Lohengrin, the story of a knight who must never be asked his name, is easy to follow and a good first opera here.
From 25 July it is conducted by Tarmo Peltokoski and directed by Ilaria Lanzino, with Michael Spyres as Lohengrin and Elsa Dreisig as Elsa.
The orchestra sits in a pit hidden from the audience, and its sound reaches the hall by reflection.
Listen not for loudness but for how the voices float above the orchestra and how the dynamics hand over; only the theatre itself gives you this.
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Online applications close on 12 October; successful applicants are invoiced from 22 October with 14 days to pay, and others are told on 11 November.
Each ticket carries a EUR 6 fee, and posted paper tickets EUR 16.
The cheapest G4 seats are listening seats with no view of the stage.
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Area overview traced from the official 2027 plan, with stalls, boxes, balcony and gallery unfolded. Colours identify tiers, not a single price: each area spans several bands. G4 has no stage view. Consult the official plan for individual prices, accessible seats and availability.
24 July to 24 August 2027; the season opens with the Festival Open Air on 24 July, and the four operas rotate from 25 July. See the official schedule for each opera’s dates and start times.
Europe/BerlinTravel to the Bayreuth Festspielhaus and use the east, west or south foyer access, or the Königsbau route, shown for your seating section in the official plan; allow time for entry procedures.
Tickets carry the visitor’s name; bring ID and arrive about 60 minutes before the start. Online applications allow up to four tickets per performance and 16 per customer, two for some low-priced categories. Tickets are sold only to the people attending; orders from tour operators and resellers are refused.
EUR 11–459 · the cheapest are listening seats with no stage view
Each performance offers up to six wheelchair spaces with one free accompanying-person seat subject to valid proof, plus up to 20 aisle seats for visitors with limited mobility. Rows 9–13 have an induction loop. Step-free access is limited to A1, B1, B2 and B3; boxes, balcony and gallery use stairs or a lift.
Dates and entry details refer to this edition; individual sessions may differ.
Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0 Image source
Bayreuth Festival
Information checked on 2026-10-03
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