Festival Open Air 2025

After the successful open airs in recent years, the festival orchestra will be playing twice again in summer 2025 on the hill in front of the Festspielhaus: free of charge for everyone. Culinary delights will be provided on site and picnics can of course be brought along.

Musical direction: Pablo Heras-Casado
Sopran: Gabriela Scherer
Bariton: Michael Kupfer-Radecky
Bass: Vitalij Kowaljow
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
Moderation: Axel Brüggemann

Program:

George Gershwin
Ouvertüre – Girl Crazy

Richard Wagner
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg – Wahn, Wahn, überall Wahn

Ludwig van Beethoven
5. Sinfonie, 1. Satz

Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – Una macchia

Gustav Mahler
1. Sinfonie, 2. Satz

Richard Wagner
Lohengrin – Einsam in trüben Tagen

Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth –Ouvertüre (Preludio)

Richard Strauss
Salome – Schlussgesang

Richard Wagner
Der Fliegende Holländer – Ouvertüre

Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – Due vaticini compiuti

Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung – Trauermarsch

A project of the Bayreuth Festival, realized by BF Medien GmbH

Dates

  • Thursday, 07/24/25, 20:00
  • Monday, 07/28/25, 20:00

no ticket requirement, free admission.

The car parks on the Festspielhügel are not managed, parking is free of charge on these days.