After the two 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
Meistersinger – Wahn, Wahn, überall Wahn (Bassbariton)
L. v. Beethoven
5. Symphonie, 1. Satz
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – Una Macchia (Sopran)
Gustav Mahler
Symphonie 1, 2. Satz
Richard Wagner
Lohengrin – Einsam in trüben Tagen (Sopran)
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – Ouvertüre
Richard Strauss
Salome – Schlussgesang (Sopran)
Richard Wagner
Der Fliegende Holländer – Overture
Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth – Due vaticini compiuti (Bass / Bariton)
Richard Wagner
Götterdämmerung – Trauermarsch
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