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