Please note the following programme changes for the Ceremony on 25 July:
A break of approximately 50 minutes will take place following the keynote address by Prof. Dr. Nike Wagner.
In addition, Klaus Florian Vogt will perform the tenor part in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, replacing Piotr Beczała.
Programme
- Welcome Address: Prof. Katharina Wagner
- Orchestra: Richard Wagner, Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- Anniversary Address: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz
- Anniversary Address: Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder
- Chorus and Orchestra: Richard Wagner, Einzug der Gäste from Tannhäuser
- Keynote Address: Prof. Dr. Nike Wagner
Intermission (approx. 50 minutes)
- Chorus and Orchestra: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Tenor: Klaus Florian Vogt (replacing Piotr Beczała)