In addition to the new production “Der fliegende Holländer” (7 performances), there will be revivals of the productions “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” (6 performances) and “Tannhäuser” (6 performances). A special feature of this year’s festival are two concerts under the musical direction of Andris Nelsons and one concert under the musical direction of Christian Thielemann. For the children’s opera “Tristan und Isolde”, none other than Stephen Gould will take on the role of Tristan, https://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/programm/kinderoper/. The performance schedule and all cast details can be found at https://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/programm/auffuehrungen/. With “Ring 20.21”, a multimedia project by Bayreuth Festival, realized by BF Medien, and a composition commission funded by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, the festival is preparing a special event: Three performances of “Walküre” in the Festspielhaus will be framed by commissioned works in various art forms that reflect, comment on, continue, or make newly experienceable all parts of “Ring des Nibelungen”. A music theater piece on “Das Rheingold-Immer noch Loge”, which reveals some surprises, opens in the Festspielpark with a composition by Gordon Kampe based on the libretto by Paulus Hochgatterer, staged and realized with puppets by Nikolaus Habjan. None other than action artist Hermann Nitsch will design “Die Walküre”, and in a multimedia work (Jay Scheib), the viewer can immerse themselves in “Siegfried”. An installation by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota in the Festspielpark with an artwork on “Götterdämmerung” will conclude the cycle as filigree as it is overwhelming and visionary. There will be no advance ticket sales for the 2021 season for all customers, which would normally have taken place in autumn. The order form will be sent to the affected customers of the 2020 season who have waived a refund in the coming weeks. At the beginning of July, there will be an online instant purchase on our homepage. This ticket sale will then be accessible to all registered customers, so that there will still be a chance to purchase tickets for the festival in the 2021 season.
The Festival Management Announces the Program for the 2021 Festival Season!
