The Bayreuth Festival 2026 presents a multifaceted programme featuring acclaimed Wagner productions, exciting new productions and first-class artists from all over the world.
Programme 2026
Programme 2026
Festspiel Open Air
IX. Symphonie
End of the performance: approximately 9:15 p.m.
Gedenkveranstaltung „Verstummte Stimmen“
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Diskurs 2026 – REALITOT ODER WAGNER IN ENDZEITSTIMMUNG
Rehearsal Stage 4 of the Bayreuther Festspiele
Das Rheingold
End of the performance: approximately 20.25 Uhr
Die Walküre
Act I begins: 4:00 p.m.
Act II begins: 6:00 p.m.
Act III begins: 8:30 p.m.
Performance ends: approximately 9:40 p.m.
Diskurs 2026 – REALITOT ODER WAGNER IN ENDZEITSTIMMUNG
Rehearsal Stage 4 of the Bayreuther Festspiele
Der fliegende Holländer
End of the performance approx. 20.20 h
venus, engel & die nacht
Siegfried
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.20 o'clock
Act III 20.35 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 21.55 o'clock
Parsifal
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.40 o'clock
Act III 20.45 o'clock
End of the performance: approx. 22 o'clock
venus, engel & die nacht
Chor-Open Air
Götterdämmerung
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 19 o'clock
Act III 21.10 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 22.30 o'clock
venus, engel & die nacht
Festspiel Open Air
FABRIK präsentiert – 150 Jahre Bayreuther Festspiele mit Alle Farben
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Brünnhilde brennt
(concert performance)
Das Rheingold
End of the performance: approximately 20.25 Uhr
Die Walküre
Act I begins: 4:00 p.m.
Act II begins: 6:00 p.m.
Act III begins: 8:30 p.m.
Performance ends: approximately 9:40 p.m.
Der fliegende Holländer
End of the performance approx. 20.20 h
Catherine Foster and Friends
at the Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Siegfried
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.20 o'clock
Act III 20.35 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 21.55 o'clock
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Götterdämmerung
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 19 o'clock
Act III 21.10 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 22.30 o'clock
Parsifal
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.40 o'clock
Act III 20.45 o'clock
End of the performance: approx. 22 o'clock
Catherine Foster and Friends
at the Margravial Opera House Bayreuth
Das Rheingold
End of the performance: approximately 20.25 Uhr
Die Walküre
Act I begins: 4:00 p.m.
Act II begins: 6:00 p.m.
Act III begins: 8:30 p.m.
Performance ends: approximately 9:40 p.m.
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Siegfried
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.20 o'clock
Act III 20.35 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 21.55 o'clock
Götterdämmerung
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 19 o'clock
Act III 21.10 o'clock
End of the performance: ca. 22.30 o'clock
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Der fliegende Holländer
End of the performance approx. 20.20 h
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Parsifal
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.40 o'clock
Act III 20.45 o'clock
End of the performance: approx. 22 o'clock
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Der fliegende Holländer
End of the performance approx. 20.20 h
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Parsifal
Act I 16.00 o'clock
Act II 18.40 o'clock
Act III 20.45 o'clock
End of the performance: approx. 22 o'clock
Rienzi
Start: 4:00 p.m.
(Acts I and II)
Start: 6:55 p.m.
(Act III)
Start: 8:45 p.m.
(Acts IV and V)
End: approximately 9:45 p.m.
Festival Magazine 2026
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